YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from Yokota Air Base welcomed four Air Mobility Command C-130J’s from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, as part of a capstone exercise Feb. 8-19, 2020.“Yokota has a very unique AOR,” said Capt. John Walitsch, 61st AS C-130J pilot. “By the 61st flying out, we get...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time ever, Team Yokota conducted a C-130J assault landing on the Foxtrot taxiway March 26.Foxtrot taxiway was originally used for the legacy C-130H models from 1991 to 2001, after that, Yokota’s airlifters have used the permanently painted hard-surface on the...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Buzzing in from all areas of the Kanto Plain, dozens of planes touched down at Yokota to attend the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan’s Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference hosted by The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office, April 15, 2017.Over 100 private Japanese...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- In light of an emergency taking place, one center opens up for Airmen to coordinate information and resources to support the installation’s actions before, during and after an incident.Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and emergency management...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Having a language barrier can be challenging for service members while being stationed in a foreign country. Fortunately, Yokota’s Airman and Family Readiness Center is here to help its members overcome this barrier by creating the Survival Japanese Course.The six-day...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Representatives and specialists from multiple nations gathered at Gifu AB, Japan from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6, 2017 for the 2017 C-130 Logistics and Safety Symposium. This is the 4th annual symposium and the first time being held at Gifu, the second oldest Air Base in the...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force joined Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing as part of the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, May 31, 2017 through June 9, 2017.The goal of the program is for Japanese and U.S. service members to share job knowledge and...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group, from Kadena Air Base, Japan built on relationships with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron, based at Komaki Air Base and Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron, during Exercise Teak Jet, which took...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- In any environment, under any condition, SERE specialists are highly trained to survive. SERE, which stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape, is a program created to train air crew how to survive and resist the enemy in the event that their aircraft goes down...

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The U.S. Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian mission came to a close Tuesday, Dec. 13 when members of Team Yokota concluded their contribution to the 65th annual Operation Christmas Drop (OCD).In seven days of operation, the 36th Airlift Squadron...