Yokota Airmen continue supporting earthquake recovery operations in Kumamoto Prefecture, helping prepare, load, and deliver critical relief supplies to affected communities within our host nation.
Through coordinated airlift operations, Yokota Airmen are providing essential support while reinforcing the U.S. commitment to our Japanese allies and partners. BRON Yokota Aibase facebook
U.S. Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron load humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundles onto a Marine KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026 in support of relief operations following the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake. The 374th LRS prepares and loads the bundles for transport to Kumamoto Prefecture to support ongoing disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)U.S. Airman assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function and Marine loadmaster assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) push a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundle onto a Marine KC-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026. The Marines supported the transport of relief supplies from Yokota Air Base to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Takayubaru Sub-base in Kumamoto Prefecture following the earthquake. (U.S. AirU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Moritz, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function section chief, pushes a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundle at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026, in support of relief operations following the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake. The 374th LRS prepares and loads the bundles for transport to Kumamoto Prefecture in support of ongoing disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)U.S. Airman assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function and Marine loadmaster assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) push a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundle onto a Marine KC-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026. The Marines supported the transport of relief supplies from Yokota Air Base to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Takayubaru Sub-base in Kumamoto Prefecture following the earthquake. (U.S. Air(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)
