The C-130H Hercules crew from the 36th Airlift Squadron conducts their last mission briefing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Crew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron walk on the flightline, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Pittman, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H flight engineer, inspects the left outboard motor bay of a C-130H Hercules, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Capt. Thomas Bernard, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot, and 1st Lt. Brian Gagnon, 36th AS C-130H navigator, listen to a crew briefing on a C-130H Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Gary Coe, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, performs a pre-flight inspection on a C-130H Hercules, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Capt. Thomas Bernard and Capt. Travis Wilkes, both 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilots, conduct their preflight checks prior to taking off to perform a tactical training mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Pittman, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H flight engineer, performs a pre-flight inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Gary Coe, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, completes a pre-flight inspection of a C-130H Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
An aerial view from a C-130H Hercules near Mount Fuji, Oct. 5, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Crew members with the 36th Airlift Squadron communicate during a training mission near Mount. Fuji, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Capt. Thomas Bernard, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot, performs visual confirmation during a tactical training sortie, over Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A C-130H Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over a forest during a tactical training sortie, over Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Crew members with the 36th Airlift Squadron conduct low-level flights during a tactical training sortie over Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. Members focused on mountainous low level flying, staying approximately 500 feet above the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Crew members write messages on a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundle on a C-130H Hercules over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. The message said, "The last active-duty C-130H airdrop of all time. Kanto 21." This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Pittman, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H flight engineer, checks a C-130 takeoff and landing data card during a tactical training sortie over Izu Peninsula, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. The flight engineer is primarily concerned with the operation and monitoring of all aircraft systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Pittman, left, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H flight engineer, inputs a data during a tactical training sortie over Izu Peninsula, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. The flight engineer is primarily concerned with the operation and monitoring of all aircraft systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Gary Coe, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, communicates with crew members before opening the rear ramp of a C-130H Hercules aircraft over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last time active duty C-130H Hercules' crew members performed a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Favorite, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, communicates with crew members on a C-130H Hercules after executing a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop training over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last time active duty C-130H Hercules' crew members perform an LCLA airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Gary Coe, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, drops a low-cost, low-altitude bundle over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last time active duty C-130H Hercules' crew members perform an LCLA airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A low-cost, low-altitude bundle falls to the drop zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last time active duty C-130H Hercules' crew members perform an LCLA airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Lt. Col. John Kerr, left, and Capt. Thomas Bernard, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilots, fly over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a tactical training sortie, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Capt. Andrew Kochman, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H navigator, checks a route on a C-130H Hercules over the Kanto Plain, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
The rear ramp of a C-130H Hercules closes after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. Crew members with the 36th Airlift Squadron completed the last active-duty C-130H tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Capt. Andrew Kochman, 36th Airlift Squadron navigator, gets doused with a bucket of ice water following the C-130H Hercules' last tactical training sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. Yokota's C-130H fleet is being replace by the newer C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Crew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron pose for a photo in front of a C-130H Hercules, tail #74-2065 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. This is the last active duty C-130H Hercules tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A crew chief from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron uses a prop stick to make sure the NO.2 blade is positioned in the T-position to prevent leaks on a C-130H Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. Crew members with the 36th Airlift Squadron completed the last active-duty C-130H tactical training sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
