MATSUSHIMA AIR FIELD, Japan -- Senior Airman Ramon Mortensen, a 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, looks at damaged F-2 fighters after landing here March 18 to drop of relief supplies. The aircraft were damaged after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and following tsunami that rocked Northeastern Japan March 11.
Airman 1st Class Wynthom Thomas, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, communicates with pilots after landing Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2013. Seven C-130s flew in formation practicing airlift tactics and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo)
U.S. Solders execute jumps out of an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned the 36th Airlift Squadron at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 3, 2014. The Soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
Maj. Zensaku Munn, 374th Operations Support Squadron air mobility liaison officer, listens to the radio over Shimoda bay, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Aug. 31, 2014, during the Shizuoka Comprehensive Disaster Drill. Munn relayed drop clearance to the inbound C-130 Hercules from a UH-1N Iroquois during the drill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
Capt. Thomas Bernard, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot, performs a visual confirmation with a night vision goggles during a training mission over the Kanto Plain, Japan, Oct. 14, 2015. Yokota aircrews regularly conduct night flying operations to ensure they’re prepared to respond to a variety of contingencies throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
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 Squadron delivered over 800 pounds of supplies to the island of Fais during Operation Christmas Drop 2015. This year marks the first ever trilateral Operation Christmas Drop where the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force work together to provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands.(U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo after landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. SrA Jutba passed away following a mission during OCD 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Iroquois special missions aviator evaluator, performs a visual conformation with a night vision goggle during a training flight over U.S. Army Garrison Yokohama North Dock, April 25, 2016. The 459 AS frequently trains on a multitude of scenarios in order to stay prepared for potential real-world contingencies and operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
Members with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron salute the last C-130H Hercules departing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 16, 2017. Yokota was the last active-duty location to operate the C-130H. The 374th AMXS maintained 14 C-130H Hercules aircraft, which were responsible for the tactical airlift of an area of responsibility covering 50 percent of the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Personnel on Air Force One depart Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2017, after President of the United States Donald J. Trump first visit Japan. Trump was in Japan for three days as part of a 12 day tour of the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Eight U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, sit on the flightline, July 9, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Eight F-22s evacuated from Kadena Air Base, Japan due to Typhoon Maria. The F-22 are deployed under U.S. PACOM’s theater security package (TSP) program, which has been in operation since 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldier assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 9, 2021, during Airborne 21 exercise. Airborne 21 was the largest U.S.- Japan airborne operation in history; involving approximately 600 JGSDF paratroopers, 12 C-130s' aircraft and 130 containment delivery system bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A Marine assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conducts high altitude, low opening (HALO) parachute jump from an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2021. U.S. Marines and a U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist conducted week-long jump training using Air Force and Navy aircraft. The training supports the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s dynamic force employment (DFE) concept through agile combat employment (ACE), which supports the National Defense Strategy effort to conduct training with joint partners while maintaining global peace and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
(Left to right) Senior Airman Janealle Hogans, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster and Master Sgt. Luke McLimans, 36th EAS operations senior enlisted leader, drop four humanitarian aid bundles over Fananu atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
(Left to right) Lt. Col. Kira Coffey, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, and Maj. Chelsie Jones, 36th EAS C-130J pilot, maneuver over Nomwin atoll in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 9, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, callsign SANTA 67, was the last mission flight of OCD 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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An U.S. Air Force F-22 raptor pilot assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron opens his cockpit canopy after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2024, to participate in the Japanese-American Friendship Festival. 302,000 visitors attended the event designed to bolster the bilateral relationship shared between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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