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A C-130J Super Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2016. Compared to older C-130s, the J model climbs faster and higher, flies farther at a higher cruise speed, and takes off and lands in a shorter distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)


Yokota welcomes PACAF's first C-130J Super Hercules

A C-130J Super Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2016. Compared to older C-130s, the J model climbs faster and higher, flies farther at a higher cruise speed, and takes off and lands in a shorter distance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission’s aviator, helps guide a UH-N1 Iroquois pilots to a landing point during a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training also included various landing and takeoff techniques throughout landing zones in the Tokyo metropolitan area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission’s aviator, looks out the window of a UH-N1 Iroquois through night vision goggles during a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The aircrew trained with night vision goggles in the event a mission must be conducted at night in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission’s aviator, looks out the window of a UH-N1 Iroquois through night vision goggles during a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The aircrew trained with night vision goggles in the event a mission must be conducted at night in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Capt. Lance M. Stafford, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, is lifted into UH-N1 Iroquois during a 459th Airlift Squadron night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The aircrew performed hoist insertion and extraction from 25-35 feet above ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Capt. Lance M. Stafford, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, a secures safety harness during a 459th Airlift Squadron night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The aircrew performed hoist insertion and extraction from 25-35 feet above ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission’s aviator, looks out the window of a UH-N1 Iroquois through night vision goggles during a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The aircrew trained with night vision goggles in the event a mission must be conducted at night in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Aircrew fly towards Tokyo Tower during a 459th Airlift Squadron night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The training also included various landing and takeoff techniques throughout landing zones in the Tokyo metropolitan area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission’s aviator, looks out of a UH-1N Iroquois during a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The hoist allows the 459 AS to conduct rescue missions in small, tight areas throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission’s aviator, looks out the window of a UH-N1 Iroquois through night vision goggles during a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The aircrew trained with night vision goggles in the event a mission must be conducted at night in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Aircrew walk through hoist training steps prior to a 459th Airlift Squadron night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The hoist allows the 459 AS to conduct rescue missions in small, tight areas throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Capt. Jonathan W. Coffey, 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, performs final checks prior to a night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The hoist allows the 459 AS to conduct rescue missions in small, tight areas throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
Aircrew for a UH-N1 Iroquois helicopter perform pre-flight checks prior to a 459th Airlift Squadron night hoist training exercise April 4, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 459 AS regularly conducts night training exercise to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)