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

  • JASDF OSW tour Yokota

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Yuichi Hosokawa, Operations Support Wing commander and Col. Hideo Arase, OSW deputy commander, received an immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2026.

  • Against the current: Airman's split-second decision saves a life

    “It was a moment when you knew you had to be fast-acting; you can’t hesitate because losing one second could mean losing a life.”The roar of the current echoed through the air as the icy water surged below, uncontrollable and unforgiving. A Japanese local fell from a bridge into the near-freezing,

  • Annual Japan Culture Day strengthens US-Japan alliance

    The U.S. and Japanese communities came together for the annual Japan Culture Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24.Japan Culture Day began with a traditional sake barrel opening ceremony, attended by U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander; Japan Air Self-Defense Force

  • USFJ/5AF, 374 AW commanders visit Band of the Pacific-Asia

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander and his spouse Kelly Jost; Chief Master Sgt. Shaun Campbell, 5th AF command chief and his spouse Amber Campbell; Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Hauck, 374th AW

  • 374 AW command team host first all-call

    U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Hauck, 374th AW command chief, addressed Team Yokota service members during their first all-call event on Sept. 30.All-call events provide an opportunity for the command team to communicate their

  • Winners announced at 2nd Wing Quarterly Awards

    Winners of the 2nd Wing Quarterly Award ceremony were announced at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 2, 2024. Ceremonies like these reflect a moment to celebrate hard work and effort within a specified time period.

  • Ready, set, winter break

    Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and his wife, Renee, read to students during the Mendel Elementary School holiday assembly at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15.

  • Helicopter Symposium 2021

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, Fifth Air Force deputy commander, welcomes Helicopter Symposium attendees, Sept. 8, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota hosted its first Helicopter Symposium Sept. 8-9, designed to strengthen relationships between units in and around the Kanto area

  • Wearing jeans with a purpose, Denim Day

    Denim is a sturdy workman’s textile that has evolved into an ever-present, essential component of the fashion industry and common in daily life. Denim is also a social statement utilized as a visible means of protest against victim blaming and in support of victims of sexual crimes.