Members from the 374th Security Forces Squadron patrol
Members from the 374th Security Forces Squadron patrol the taxiway during a winter snowstorm at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 29, 2012. Eight and a half inches of snow fell in 15 hours, causing base leadership t... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Rasmussen, 80th Fighter Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Rasmussen, 80th Fighter Squadron F-16 flighting falcon pilot, displays his gesture after F-16 Flyby demonstration during the 2019 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, Sept. 14, 2019,... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Mark August, 374th Airlift Wing
U.S. Air Force Col. Mark August, 374th Airlift Wing commander, performs a pre-flight check on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Six C-130s participated in the flight to practice airlift... More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 90th Fighter
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2017. The F-22 Raptors stopped at Yokota AB before traveling on to R... More
A C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline during
A C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline during a snow fall March 29, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The base recorded more than 2 inches of snowfall during a 12 hour period. This was the fourth morning... More
Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, the Pacific Air
Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Flighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander, takes off after an annual certification test of the Aircraft Arresting System (AAS) at Yokota Air... More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations
An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron refuels two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, March 18. The refueling missions are in support of humanitarian relief o... More
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2017. This is the seventh C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., as part of ... More
Two CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 21st Special Operations
Two CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron fly over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2020, during Exercise Gryphon Jet. Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improvin... More
Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight perform offloading a cargo from a C-130J Super Hercules while engine running operation (ERO) at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2018. T... More
U.S. Special Operations Forces members’ fast rope from
U.S. Special Operations Forces members’ fast rope from a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2020. Gryphon Jet is an int... More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air
A C-130J Super Hercules from the Royal Australian Air Force arrives for Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief t... More
Nine C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift
Nine C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron wait on the flightline during the Samurai Surge training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2020. The Samurai Surge event also served as... More
A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special
A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 353rd Special Operations Group observes a Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron above the Sea of Japan, June ... More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations
An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron refuels two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 33rd Rescue Squadron March 18. The refueling missions are in support of humanitarian relief op... More
U.S. Special Operations Forces members board a C-130J
U.S. Special Operations Forces members board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 17, 2020. Gryphon Jet is an integrated trai... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducts flight training over Mount Aso, Japan, July 16, 2019, during a bilateral jump training. The training allows USAF and JGSDF u... More
(Left to right) Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations
(Left to right) Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations Group commander, Capt. Brandon Jones, 374th Airlift Wing UH-1N pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N special mission aviator eva... More
A C-130J Super Hercules touches down at Yokota Air
A C-130J Super Hercules touches down at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. This is the first C-130J to be assigned to Pacific Air Forces. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Ai... More
Senior Airman Vincent Lanzo, 69th Reconnaissance Group
Senior Airman Vincent Lanzo, 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1 avionics technician, performs a preflight inspection of an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2017. The Global Hawk's mission ... More
Crew chiefs assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Crew chiefs assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron push a power generator at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017, during the 2017 Japanese-American Friendship Festival. The festival not only pro... More
A formation of C-130 Hercules cargo fly in formation
A formation of C-130 Hercules cargo fly in formation as they prepare for a training mission above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Six C-130s participated in the flight to practice airlift tactics and pro... More
A crew chief from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
A crew chief from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2017. This is the fifth C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Ramstein Air... More
A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus takes off at Yokota Air Base,
A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2018, during a system evaluation. This is the first time the KC-46A visited Japan. The flight is to support an initial evaluation by the USA... More
Firefighters with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron
Firefighters with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron return to the flightline after completing an Emergency Response Exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 25, 2018. Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadro... More
Staff Sgt. Zachary Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron
Staff Sgt. Zachary Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, hoists a training target during Samurai Readiness Inspection at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 26, 2020. The SR... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2019. Eight A-10s diverted to Yokota AB due to Typhoon Danas. (U.S. A... More
A C-130J Super Hercules lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan,
A C-130J Super Hercules lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2018. Yokota has received its eleventh C-130J from Lockheed Matin Aeronautics Company, Ga., as part of fleet-wide redistribution of assets set i... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Suruga Bay, Japan, March 26, 2018. Performing regular in-flight operations gives all related personnel real-world experien... More
A crowd of family members, friends and co-workers await
A crowd of family members, friends and co-workers await the return of airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron and the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2014. The airmen were ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, performs inspection of a UH-1 Iroquois after loading Combat Assault Battalion Marines with the 3rd Marine Division during Exercise... More
Three C-130J Super Hercules’ assigned to the 36th Airlift
Three C-130J Super Hercules’ assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and 61st AS, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, take off at Yokota AB, Japan, as part of a capstone exercise taking place in the Indo-Pacifi... More
Spectators wait in line to enter a C-17 Globemaster
Spectators wait in line to enter a C-17 Globemaster III during the 2017 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2017. In addition to static displays and live music, the festiv... More
Staff Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a 36th Airlift Squadron
Staff Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, communicates with his crewmembers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2014, during the Shizuoka Comprehensive Disaster Drill. A C-130 Hercules from... More
Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron perform a hoist
Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron perform a hoist demonstration at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 30, 2016. 459 AS members introduced their airlift capabilities, which were the Aeromedical Evacuation operat... More
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kazunori Yamamoto, 401st
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kazunori Yamamoto, 401st Squadron C-130H loadmaster, center, asks questions during joint airdrop inspection familiarization at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2016. Members of JASDF... More
A KC-10 - A large airplane sitting on top of an airport tarmac
A KC-10 Extender assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. parks on the flight line after a mission across the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 16, 2017. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircra... More
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron takes off during an Army and Air Force new year jump training, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8, 2021. The training not only allowed sol... More
A F-16 Fighting Falcon - A fighter jet taking off from an airport runw...
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in support of the annual aircraft arresting system test, Jan. 13, 2021. The AAS is used to stop aircraft in the eve... More
Senior Airman Stanley Quach, 374th Logistics Squadron,
Senior Airman Stanley Quach, 374th Logistics Squadron, loads cargo onto a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, March 25. This payload will help sustain relief operations taking place at Misawa Air Base. Since the... More
Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing conduct preflight
Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing conduct preflight checks on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 4, 2013. Eight C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron participated in a training sortie tha... More
A C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 68th Airlift Squadron
A C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 68th Airlift Squadron takes off during a snow storm at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019. The rare springtime snowfall was caused by a cold air front from the northeast ... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron parks at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018, during Keen Sword 19. The prior-arrived 120 Japan Ground ... More
(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard
(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard LaFrance, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 loadmaster, instructs Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Naoto Ishii, 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron C-1 loadmaster... More
(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr,
(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Kerr, 36th Airlift Squadron director of operations, greets Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Ken Ikemori, 401st Squadron commander, at Andersen Air Force Base, G... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Arturo Fernandez, right,
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Arturo Fernandez, right, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, thumbs-up after completing an emergency landing drill to the UH-1N Huey pilots at Shin-Tomei expressway's service area,... More
(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift
(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron flight engineer, perform hoist training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Stevens, Electronic
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Stevens, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 crew chief, checks an EA-18G Growler’s arresting hook during an annual certification test of an aircraft arresting system at... More
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2018. This is the tenth C-130J delivered to Yokota from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of fleet-wide redistrib... More
An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th
An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2018, after participating in the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival. Approxim... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2019. Eight A-10s diverted to Yokota AB due to Typhoon Danas. (U.S. A... More
Warrant Officer Yoichi Akimoto, Japan Ground Self-Defense
Warrant Officer Yoichi Akimoto, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, asks Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta a question about the future relationship between U.S. and Japan at Yokota Air Base, Oct. 24. This is Panet... More
(Right) Senior Airman Taylor Hubstenberger, 36th Airlift
(Right) Senior Airman Taylor Hubstenberger, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, calculates the weight and balances of C-130 Hercules and the P-19 Aircraft Rescue Firefighting vehicle inside it at Yokota Air Base,... More
Islanders from Fais watch a C-130 Hercules fly over
Islanders from Fais watch a C-130 Hercules fly over head during Operation Christmas Drop 2015, at Fais island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadro... More
A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 13th
A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 13th Fighting Squadron, Misawa Air Base takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021, participating in the Exercise Cope North 2021. Cope North 2021 focuses... More
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk helicopter
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force UH-60J Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron executes a helicopter air-to-air refueling over the Sea of Japan, June 19, 2017, during Exercise Teak Jet.... More
Capt. Andrew Kochman, 36th Airlift Squadron navigator,
Capt. Andrew Kochman, 36th Airlift Squadron navigator, keeps a lookout while behind a co-pilot during a tactical training mission over Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-1... More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations
An MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 17th Special Operations Squadron refuels a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron March 18. The refueling missions are in support of humanitarian relief opera... More
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, March 27, 2019. During the scenario, the 36th AS were able to complete fo... More
Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special
Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special missions aviator, communicates with his crewmembers during the 374th Airlift Wing Generation Exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4, 2018. This part of... More
C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron sit on
C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2013. Airmen are performing a number of exercise tasks as Yokota conducts a Readiness Week. (U.S. Air Force... More
A 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman jumps out of a
A 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman jumps out of a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules during a training mission over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2015. The 36th Airlift Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron m... More
Yokota airmen board a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air
Yokota airmen board a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2015. Airmen departed to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government of Nepal in the wake o... More
A C-130 Hercules flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan,
A C-130 Hercules flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2014. The C-130H provides tactical airlift worldwide and its flexible design allows it the capability to operate in austere environments. (U.S. Air Fo... More
Crew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron unload
Crew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron unload pallets at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 10, 2017. This is the 374th Airlift Wing’s fourth new C-130J as the base transitions from the H model. The new C-130J i... More
Visitors take photos of a RQ-4 Global Hawk during the
Visitors take photos of a RQ-4 Global Hawk during the 2017 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2017. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is assigned to the 69th Reconnaissance Group Deta... More
Three UH-1N Iroquois helicopters assigned to the 459th
Three UH-1N Iroquois helicopters assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron fly in formation during a training mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2017. In peacetime, aircraft will fly in formation to comple... More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk, assigned to the 319th Operations
An RQ-4 Global Hawk, assigned to the 319th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May, 30, 2020, for a rotational deployment. The movement maintains oper... More
Maj. Ezell Kacey, 459th Airlift Squadron chief UH-1N
Maj. Ezell Kacey, 459th Airlift Squadron chief UH-1N pilot, evaluates search and rescue event on an UH-1N Iroquois over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 26, 2020, during Samurai Readiness In... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, completes pre-flight inspection display during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa... More
Senior Airman Brandon Hughes, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Brandon Hughes, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crewchief, tows a C-130 Hercules to a parking spot during an operational readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2012. Yokota cond... More
Tech. Sgt. David Jacobs, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N
Tech. Sgt. David Jacobs, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N flight engineer, conducts a briefing with staff members from Tachikawa city, Fussa city and Mizuho town before loading simulated relief supplies into an UH-... More
Three F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the
Three F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, taxi down a flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 28, 2021. This team of F-16s arrived at Yokota in prepar... More
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Menasco, 36th Airlift Squadron commander,
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Menasco, 36th Airlift Squadron commander, gives a speech during the 36th AS change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on June 1. Menasco was the director of staff for the 374th Airl... More
Senior Airman Kenny Batallas, 374th Operations Support
Senior Airman Kenny Batallas, 374th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, right, wipes an aircrew member’s simulated potentially contaminated equipment during a Samurai Readiness Inspection at Y... More
Airman 1st Class David Saraj, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Airman 1st Class David Saraj, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, maintains a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2013. Airmen are performing a number of exercise tasks as Yokota condu... More
Members from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Members from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron gather at the Hangar 15 after the official C-130H farewell ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 16, 2017. This aircraft was nicknamed “Heisman” for its a... More
(Right to left) Tech. Sgt. Gregory Nitch and Staff
(Right to left) Tech. Sgt. Gregory Nitch and Staff Sgt. Grant Krause, both with the 374th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers, observe a C-130J Super Hercules takeoff at Yokota Air Base, Japan, ... More
An aerial view from a C-130H Hercules near Mount Fuji,
An aerial view from a C-130H Hercules near Mount Fuji, Oct. 5, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 30, 2018. The F-22 raptor is a fifth-generation fighter incorporating fourth-generation stealth technology, ... More
Two C-130J Super Hercules sit on the flightline at
Two C-130J Super Hercules sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2016. Three C-130Js from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, traveled to Yokota to aid in the transition from the C-130 Hercules to t... More
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2018. The F-22 raptor is a fifth-generation fighter incorporating fourth-generation stealth technology, r... More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2019. Eight A-10s diverted to Yokota AB due to Typhoon Danas. (U.S. A... More
Combat Assault Battalion Marines with the 3rd Marine
Combat Assault Battalion Marines with the 3rd Marine Division exit a UH-1N Iroquois during a joint exercise Iron Fist at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Aug. 25, 2015. The UH-1N crew members par... More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan based at Camp Zama taxis on the flight line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 3, 2017, during the Tokyo Metropolis Compr... More
Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron
Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmaster, observes two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules’ over the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 26, 2018. Crewmembers with... More
Seven C-130J Super Hercules' assigned to the 36th Airlift
Seven C-130J Super Hercules' assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron taxi on the runway at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2020, during the Samurai Surge training exercise. The 374th Airlift Wing operates a missi... More
A U.S. Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 1st Special
A U.S. Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) holds an American flag outside of a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the Japanese... More
Air Force Maj. George Metros, 36th Airlift Squadron
Air Force Maj. George Metros, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J instructor pilot, gives a pre-flight briefing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017, during the 2017 Japanese-American Friendship Festival. The 36... More
Tech. Sgt. Brian Gates, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J
Tech. Sgt. Brian Gates, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmaster, performs a pre-flight inspection during the Yokota C-130J Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 22, 2019. The Rodeo is a tactical airlift compet... More
Crewmembers of a UH-1N Iroquois with the 459th Airlift
Crewmembers of a UH-1N Iroquois with the 459th Airlift Squadron take off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2016. The 459 AS regularly conducts training missions to keep their skills proficient. (U.S. Air For... More
(Left to right) 1st Lt. Emerson Woerner and Capt. Jonathan
(Left to right) 1st Lt. Emerson Woerner and Capt. Jonathan Bonilla, both 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilots, fly over Sagami Bay, Japan, Sept. 1, 2017, during the 2017 Big Rescue Kanagawa Disaster Prevention D... More
An Airman with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
An Airman with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight waits to load a pallet for a simulated combat offload during the Yokota C-130J Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 22, 2019. The R... More
Staff Sgt. Miguel Vasquez, 374th Logistics Readiness
Staff Sgt. Miguel Vasquez, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, marshals a vehicle operator driving a 10K forklift to lift cargo off the K-loader at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 30, 2011. The 374th LRS deployme... More
A line of C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron
A line of C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron taxi out for a mission during a six-ship sortie Nov. 2, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The sortie was part of the Samurai Surge.
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force board an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017, during the 2017... More
Containerized Delivery System bundles drop on a drop
Containerized Delivery System bundles drop on a drop zone at Combined Armed Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, April 12, 2017, during a training mission. Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Ea... More
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
An F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 30, 2018. The F-22 raptor is a fifth-generation fighter incorporating fourth-generation stealth technology, ... More
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron passes by the Mt. Fuji after dropping a bundle during a bundle drop training scenario at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, J... More
U.S soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces
U.S soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct high altitude low opening jump from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June ... More