Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, board a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a joint forcible entry exercise during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Yokota News

  • 374 LRS strengthens partnership with Iruma AB visit

    A welcome sign is illuminated during the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s visit to Iruma Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2024. The tour provided 374th LRS members the opportunity to engage with Iruma Air Base's facilities and personnel. Held semi-annually, this event seeks to enhance partnership

  • Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

    Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, and met with Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, Nov. 1, 2024.

  • Universal pre-kindergarten kicks off at Yokota

    Yokota, U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force leadership cheered on students for their first day of universal pre-kindergarten at Mendel and Yokota West Elementary School, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9.

  • 374 AW hosts JASDF pilot candidates during tour

    Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing hosted a tour for 38 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School students and three JASDF flight instructors at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2024.

  • Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations

    Resilient, agile and reliable; for seven decades the C-130 has been the crux of international tactical airlift operations, helping sustain air superiority, dominance and operational effectiveness. The 36th Airlift Squadron and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron took to

  • YHS launches new academic year

    Students and faculty came together for an assembly to mark the start of the new academic year at Yokota High School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2024.