An eight ship formation of C-130 Hercules from the
An eight ship formation of C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron awaits approval for final take-off Aug. 19, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The aircraft were flown in a large formation to test Yokota... More
Senior Airman Travis Walden and Airman 1st Class Karius
Senior Airman Travis Walden and Airman 1st Class Karius Kiracofe, 730th Air Mobility Squadron passenger service agents, prepare food for the runners at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2014. There were many boo... More
(Right to left) Airmen 1st Class Alexander Buenviaje
(Right to left) Airmen 1st Class Alexander Buenviaje and Nathan Judd, both from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental shop, disassemble parts of a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Bas... More
Capt. Brandon Jones and 1st Lt. Vicente Vasquez, 459th
Capt. Brandon Jones and 1st Lt. Vicente Vasquez, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Huey pilots, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459 AS special missions aviator, pose for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28... More
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator evaluator, reviews a pre-flight checklist inside of a UH-1N Huey at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2016. The 459th AS recently impro... More
The view from the inside of a UH-1N Iroquois as it
The view from the inside of a UH-1N Iroquois as it flies over a lake near Mt. Fuji, Japan, during a training mission Jan. 13, 2017. Members of the 459th Airlift Squadron complete hoist training at a landing zon... More
U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific
U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, Aug. 30, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan... More
Yokota Friendship Festival 2017
Festivalgoers watch a personnel airdrop demonstration during the 2017 Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sep. 16, 2017. The demonstration was one of many events during the weekend that showcased U.S... More
UH-1N crew members with the 459th Airlift Squadron
UH-1N crew members with the 459th Airlift Squadron talk the flightline during the 2017 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017. The 459th AS demonstrated their rescue cap... More
A couple walks toward the static displays on the Yokota
A couple walks toward the static displays on the Yokota Air Base flightline, Sept. 17 during the 2017 Friendship Festival. The festival is held every year in the spirit of fostering a stronger bond between the ... More
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps personnel setup
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps personnel setup a helicopter expedient refuel system during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Tinian, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb. 26. Exercise COPE NOR... More
Fireworks explode behind a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster
Fireworks explode behind a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 15th Wing during Celebrate America, July 3, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Celebrate America is an annual event that pro... More
Translating To Find the Fallen
Members of a recovery team, deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), pose for a group photo with their local national counterparts, Sept. 7, 2018, in Quang Binh, Vietnam. A DPAA recovery team d... More
Festivalgoers look on as a CV-22 Osprey performs at
Festivalgoers look on as a CV-22 Osprey performs at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2018. The festival allowed tens of thousands of people to attend and learn... More
Snow falls on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019.
Snow falls on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019. The rare springtime snowfall was caused by a cold air front from the northeast following a low atmospheric pressure system that passed through the southern ... More
Members of the 374th Communications Squadron salute
Members of the 374th Communications Squadron salute during a retreat ceremony Oct. 18, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The retreat ceremony serves as a way to pay respect to the flag and signals the end of the... More
Window view aboard U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules
Window view aboard U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica R. Avallone)
Cadet Capt. Yanni Baroy (left), 11th grader from Edgren
Cadet Capt. Yanni Baroy (left), 11th grader from Edgren High School Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Misawa Air Base, Japan, leads his armed drill team during the JROTC regional drill meet at Yokota Hig... More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2013. As part of his first visit to the region as Air Force chief of staff, Welsh met with airmen to thank th... More
Capt. Taylor Rigollet, center, gives a pre-flight briefing
Capt. Taylor Rigollet, center, gives a pre-flight briefing to aircrew members on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Readiness Week Oct. 8, 2013. Readiness Week focuses on Yokota's professional a... More
U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of
U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, greets Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Yasuo Sakaki, 5th Air Force chief of JASDF ... More
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks to Yokota members
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks to Yokota members at the Tsubasa Youth Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2015. As part of the Month of the Military Child, Carter convened for a town hall with Yo... More
A C-130J Super Hercules taxies down the runway, Dec.
A C-130J Super Hercules taxies down the runway, Dec. 21, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Crewmembers from the 36th Airlift Squadron flew halfway around the world to deliver the aircraft from Ramstein Air Base,... More
Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air
Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, salutes a helicopter with Gen Nakatani, minister of defense for Japan, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2016. Nakatani received briefings ... More
Lt. Col. Wes Adams, 730th Air Mobility Squadron commander,
Lt. Col. Wes Adams, 730th Air Mobility Squadron commander, poses for a photo during the 730 AMS Maintenance Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2016. The 730 AMS hosted the rodeo to open communications betw... More
Col. Douglas DeLaMater, 374th Airlift Wing commander,
Col. Douglas DeLaMater, 374th Airlift Wing commander, top left, pilots his final military aircraft flight over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2016. After 24 years of service, including 2,500 flight hours, DeL... More
An M240 machine gun sits mounted atop a light-armored
An M240 machine gun sits mounted atop a light-armored vehicle, a resting Marine helmet resting on the handle, during a combat photography class at a training area near Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 24, 2016. The M240 ... More
A C-130J Super Hercules approaches Yokota Air Base,
A C-130J Super Hercules approaches Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. Yokota serves as t... More
Naoko Kurokui, 374th Airlift Wing public affairs, poses
Naoko Kurokui, 374th Airlift Wing public affairs, poses for a portrait at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 7, 2017. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it had reached full bloom one day earlier than expe... More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
An RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2017. The Global Hawk was used for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi ... More
A local peers inside the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron's
A local peers inside the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron's demonstration firetruck on the Yokota Air Base flightline Sept. 16 as part of the 2017 Friendship Festival. The festival is held every year in the spirit... More
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Maj. George Metros, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J instructor pilot, hold the ceremonial key in front of a C-130J Super Hercules at Yok... More
Airman 1st Class Julius Dinkins, 374th Aerospace Medicine
Airman 1st Class Julius Dinkins, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, uses a TSI Velocicalc Meter to inspect the ventilation system inside the Mortuary Affairs embalming st... More
A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation
A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The supplies will be delivered to the 56 Micronesian islands, which are some ... More
An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron uses
An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron uses a snow removal vehicle to clear the runway of newly fallen snow at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 2, 2018. The 374th CES horizontal "Dirt Boyz" shop worked 24... More
Members of the C-130J Super Hercules number 8610 delivery
Members of the C-130J Super Hercules number 8610 delivery team pose for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2018. This is the thirteenth C-130J delivered from Ramstein Air Base, and completed its C-130... More
Tech. Sgt. Edwin Jacobo, center, 374th Logistics Readiness
Tech. Sgt. Edwin Jacobo, center, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO in charge of outbound cargo, shows Staff Sgt. Charles Jaunich and Airman 1st Class Boaz Rogel, both 374th Secuirty Forces Squadron patrolm... More
Staff Sgt. Cody Nickell, 374th Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Cody Nickell, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, works with Topa, 374 SFS MWD, to get him accustomed to being inside a UH-1N helicopter during a 459th Airlift Squadron MWD f... More
Members from the 374th Contracting Squadron look over
Members from the 374th Contracting Squadron look over a contract to keep U.S. Army base Camp Zama in good repair, Aug 2, 2018, Yokota Air Base, Japan. U. S. Pacific Air Forces awarded the 374th Contracting Squa... More
An E-4B aircraft sits on the flightline during the
An E-4B aircraft sits on the flightline during the arrival of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2019. During his visit, Esper will meet with key leaders from the government of J... More
U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois assigned to 459th Airlift
U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois assigned to 459th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares for Friendship Festival 2019, Sept 13. The festival gives community members a chance to come onto Yokota to s... More
A C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift
A C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, is prepared to participate in a Samurai Surge, May 21, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. the Samurai Surge allowed the 374th Airlift Wing to test i... More
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron sits on the flightline during the morning fog Jan. 25, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
The brightest and second-brightest planets, Venus (right)
The brightest and second-brightest planets, Venus (right) and Jupiter come together for a stunning conjunction March 13, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. A conjunction occurs when two or more planets appear cl... More
Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner, U.S. Forces Japan
Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner, U.S. Forces Japan Command senior enlisted advisor, tours a CV-22 Osprey with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Shigeru Sawada, the senior enlisted advisor to th... More
An UH-1N Huey helicopter crew from the 459th Airlift
An UH-1N Huey helicopter crew from the 459th Airlift Squadron takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 7, 2014. Airmen from the 459 AS conduct night vision goggle training in order to maintain proficiency with ... More
Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations Group commander,
Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations Group commander, delivers remarks at the 374 OG Change of Command Ceremony Dec. 19, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Dotson comes to Yokota from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, ... More
Staff Sgt. Trevor Alexis, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron
Staff Sgt. Trevor Alexis, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department noncommissioned officer in charge of training, helps install a child safety seat for a driver at Yokota Community Center, March 4, 2015. ... More
Airman 1st Class Joseph Odonnell, 374th Logistics Readiness
Airman 1st Class Joseph Odonnell, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facility technician, performs the Chicken Dance during the National American Indian Heritage Month kick-off ceremony at Yokota Air Base... More
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Alejandra Vargas, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, preps her flight equipment over remote Micronesian islands during Operation Christmas Drop 2016, Dec. 6, 2016. Operation Chris... More
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom along McGuire Avenue
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom along McGuire Avenue at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2017. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it had reached full bloom one day earlier than expected. (U.S. Air... More
Capt. Mark, 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1,
Capt. Mark, 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1, performs preflight checks on an RQ-4 Global Hawk for its first take off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2017. The Global Hawk is temporally deployed to Yo... More
Snow-covered C-130J Super Hercules' sit on the flightline
Snow-covered C-130J Super Hercules' sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 2, 2018. The latest wintery blast came less than two weeks after Yokota was hit by its heaviest falls in four years when... More
A two-person fire attack crew with the 374th Civil
A two-person fire attack crew with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services flight, aim a stream of water on a simulated aircraft fire at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2018. Aircraft liv... More
U.S Air Force Senior Airman Dawson Kilburn, 730th Air
U.S Air Force Senior Airman Dawson Kilburn, 730th Air Mobility Squadron special handling technician, marks a C-5M Supergalaxy for explosives at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 21, 2020. The 730th AMS, which repre... More
An Air Force E-4B lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan,
An Air Force E-4B lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2019, during Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan's first trip to the Indo-Pacific region. Shanahan visited senior Japanese government leaders ... More
Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J
Staff Sgt. Deondre Rogers, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules instructor loadmaster, is hoisted into a UH-1N Iroquois during a demonstration of UH-1N rescue operation as part of the 2019 Japanese-Ameri... More
Staff Sgt. Cody Nickell, 374th Security Forces Squadron
Staff Sgt. Cody Nickell, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, shares a moment with his teammate Topa, prior to the commencement of Topa’s retirement ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, O... More
Staff Sgt. Llunas Gonzalez, 374th Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Llunas Gonzalez, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structure maintenance craftsman, left, teaches a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Lieutenant, right, how to use a rivet gun during a basic maintena... More
Senior Airman Devin Fox, 374th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Devin Fox, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight technician, prepares parachute suspension lines, before stowing the parachute inside a recovery bag at the Combined Arms Traini... More
An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Pacific
An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Demonstration Team stops during an annual certification test of an aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2020.... More
Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift
Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and 21st Special Operations Squadron taxi their way across the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline during the elephant walk portion of the Samurai ... More
Tech Sgt. Derek Spencer (left), Aircraft Structural
Tech Sgt. Derek Spencer (left), Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman 374th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Shop, Staff Sgt. Alex Poteet (middle), Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman 374th Maintenanc... More
Lt. Col. Kenisha Heath, 374th Healthcare Operations
Lt. Col. Kenisha Heath, 374th Healthcare Operations Squadron commander, renders a salute to Col. Iris Reedom, 374th Medical Group commander, after the official presentation of the 374th Healthcare Operations Sq... More
Members from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron and a
Members from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron and a loadmaster from the 36th Airlift Squadron load five pallets of bottled water to a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan. After two consecutive days of flyin... More
Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Caro Jr., 374th Airlift
Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Caro Jr., 374th Airlift Wing command chief master sergeant, looks out the window of a C-130H Hercules at the destruction still present at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 26, 2011. Chief ... More
Maj. John Traxler, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander,
Maj. John Traxler, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, rushes to help two loadmasters from the 353rd Special Operations Group push a stack of aircraft pallets onto an MC-130P Combat Shadow at Sendai Airpo... More
A girl tries “Green Eggs and Ham” for the first time
A girl tries “Green Eggs and Ham” for the first time at West Elementary School during a National Read Across America Day event, Mar. 2, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event had various activities for fami... More
Fireworks explode behind C-130 Hercules' during Celebrate
Fireworks explode behind C-130 Hercules' during Celebrate America, June 30, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Celebrate America is an annual event that provides military members and their families the opportunit... More
Austin Hawthorne, Boy Scouts Troop 45, salutes a wreath
Austin Hawthorne, Boy Scouts Troop 45, salutes a wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2018. The wreath is presented annually at any of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9555 ... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron prepare for a cargo download aboard C-5M Supergalaxy at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 21, 2020. The AMS works closely with the Japanese military to mov... More
A fireworks display capped off the 2018 Japanese-American
A fireworks display capped off the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival Sept. 16, 2018. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Fo... More
Maj. Andrew Sims inspects the rear rotor on a UH-1N
Maj. Andrew Sims inspects the rear rotor on a UH-1N Iroquois June 4, 2019, on Yokota Air Base, Japan. Sims completes a preflight inspection prior to each flight to ensure there are no mechanical faults in the a... More
A view from a window of a C-2 assigned to Japan Air
A view from a window of a C-2 assigned to Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing, 403rd Squadron during a bilateral airlift exchange over Chubu region, Japan, July 10, 2019. 374th Airlift Wing ... More
Leadership from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Japan
Leadership from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force discuss details from the safety brief for the New Year's jump at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8, 2020. The training allows U.S. ... More
Airman 1st Class Chase Porter, a C-130J Loadmaster
Airman 1st Class Chase Porter, a C-130J Loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan watches as fuels service center airmen prepare to fill an aerial bulk fuels delivery system onboa... More
Staff Sgt. Shakeyla Moses, 374th Healthcare Operations
Staff Sgt. Shakeyla Moses, 374th Healthcare Operations Squadron NCO in charge of allergy immunizations, prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use, Dec. 28, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. After rigorous test... More
A pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron
A pararescueman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron looks through rubble to find survivors at Sendai Airport, March 16. The dirt along the ground-level exterior walls shows just how high the water level ros... More
Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron,
Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron, briefs loadmasters on airdrop procedures at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2013. This year marks the 62nd year... More
Players from Team Jeter warm up before the Tomodachi
Players from Team Jeter warm up before the Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game, March 21, 2015, at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Team Jeter played against Team Matsui in an effort to raise awareness about children affecte... More
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron salutes aircrew members as they taxi to leave Yokota Air Base, Japan, in support of the U.S. Agency of International Development and the government of N... More
Yoshiyuki Yoshino takes commands from fellow Security
Yoshiyuki Yoshino takes commands from fellow Security Forces guard Kenichiro Wachi during a training June 16, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374th Security Forces Squadron conducts training daily to stay ... More
Two C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron fly
Two C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron fly above Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Operations Group (Airborne), after conducting a personnel air drop during the 2015 Japanese-American Frie... More
Airman 1st Class Mark Dimaapi and Staff Sgt. Tahgie
Airman 1st Class Mark Dimaapi and Staff Sgt. Tahgie Winkle, both 374th Maintenance Flight electrical environmental specialists, install a filter on an MC-130 Talon II at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2016. O... More
Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Jonathan Hake speaks at a
Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Jonathan Hake speaks at a remembrance ceremony for his son, Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2016.... More
Japan Self-Defense Force Airmen set up a razor wire
Japan Self-Defense Force Airmen set up a razor wire barrier to cordone off the demonstration area of a Patriot missile-defense system on the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline, Aug. 29, 2017. The Patriot Advanc... More
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight commander, pushes a dunneg to be used as a platform to hold bundles that will be used for the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at And... More
Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron operations technician, helps prepare heliboxes during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 23. COPE NORTH enhances U.S. re... More
Loadmasters from the 353rd Special Operations Group
Loadmasters from the 353rd Special Operations Group observe two Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk helicopters, June 5, 2014, above the Sea of Japan during helicopter air-to-air refueling training. ... More
Toshikatau Yasukouchi, S.A. Logistic fuels technician,
Toshikatau Yasukouchi, S.A. Logistic fuels technician, connects a hose to a fuel truck at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2016. The eight trucks delivered 40,000 gallons of fuel during the alternate receipt ca... More
(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech Sgt.
(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech Sgt. Shohei Sakane, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pararescue jumper, and JASDF Tech. Sgt. Yuji Yasutani, Komatsu ARQS UH-60J flight engineer, get hoisted to an U.... More
Community members take pictures and watch the U.S.
Community members take pictures and watch the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific perform in a hangar on the Yokota Air Base flightline, as part of the Friendship Festival 2017, Sept 16. The festival is held eve... More
Chief Master Sgt. Elvin Young, Jr., 374th Airlift Wing
Chief Master Sgt. Elvin Young, Jr., 374th Airlift Wing command chief, wears a Sombrero during the 2017 National Hispanic Heritage Month 5k run at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Participants wear the sombreros during t... More
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-130J Super Hercules prior to its takeoff for a training sortie during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, D... More
Yokota honor guardsmen fold an American flag during
Yokota honor guardsmen fold an American flag during the Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2018. The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the ceremony in memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifi... More
The 374th Security Forces Squadron 2018 Security Forces
The 374th Security Forces Squadron 2018 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment team learn more about the interworking of the M249 light machine gun, May 31, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 S... More
374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters hosted a
374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters hosted a joint fire training session with Marine firefighters assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, at Yokota Air Base, July 17, 2018. The session inclu... More
The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management
The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota Air Base, Japan, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly de... More
Leadership from Headquarters Pacific Air Forces and
Leadership from Headquarters Pacific Air Forces and the 374th Medical Group, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, JASDF Surgeon General, his staff, and JASDF Maj. Gen. Naruo Kuwada, JASDF Aer... More
A firefighter with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron
A firefighter with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron gathers a hose after a live fire training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2020. The 374th CES firefighters utilize the exercise to improve comm... More