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A C-130J Super Hercules gives a water salute at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. This is the C-130J first Super Hercules to be stationed in the Pacific. 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. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. Missions include tactical air land, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, special operations and distinguished visitor airlift.(U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)


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

A C-130J Super Hercules gives a water salute at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. This is the C-130J first Super Hercules to be stationed in the Pacific. 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. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. Missions include tactical air land, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, special operations and distinguished visitor airlift.(U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Staff Sgt. Christopher Rivera, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, gives sad expression during the annual 374th Maintenance Group Wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Trim is one of the finalist of the competition. The chock hold competition challenged Airmen to endure holding chocks up longer than opposing teams. A chock is a wedge placed against a wheel to prevent an aircraft from movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Quentin Gartrell, 374th Maintenance Group document specialsit, holds chocks up during the annual 374th MXG Wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Gartrell is one of the finalist of the competition. The chock hold competition challenged Airmen to endure holding chocks up longer than opposing teams. A chock is a wedge placed against a wheel to prevent an aircraft from movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Anthony Trim, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, holds chocks up during the annual 374th Maintenance Group Wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Trim is one of the finalist of the competition. The chock hold competition challenged Airmen to endure holding chocks up longer than opposing teams. A chock is a wedge placed against a wheel to prevent an aircraft from movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Anthony Trim, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to hold up chocks during the annual 374th Maintenance Group Wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Trim is one of the finalist of the competition. The chock hold competition challenged Airmen to endure holding chocks up longer than opposing teams. A chock is a wedge placed against a wheel to prevent an aircraft from movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Quentin Gartrell, 374th Maintenance Group document specialist, prepares for the final chock hold competition during the annual 374th MXG Wrenchbender rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Yokota maintainers with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 374th Maintenance Squadron, 374th MXG, and 730th Air Mobility Squadron teamed up and participated in the rodeo which a variety of challenges: four-man pushups, leadership tool identification, maintenance relay race, Self Aid Buddy Care (SABC) timed event, vehicle push, towbar obstacle course, chock hold, blindfolded toolbox buildup, and a C-130H pull event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Quentin Gartrell, 374th Maintenance Group document specialist, laughs as he wins the competition during the annual 374th Maintenance Group wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. The chock hold competition challenged Airmen to endure holding chocks up longer than opposing teams. A chock is a wedge placed against a wheel to prevent an aircraft from movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Yokota maintainers cheer competitors during the annual 374th Maintenance Group wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Yokota maintainers with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 374th Maintenance Squadron, 374th MXG, and 730th Air Mobility Squadron teamed up and participated in the rodeo which a variety of challenges: four-man pushups, leadership tool identification, maintenance relay race, Self Aid Buddy Care (SABC) timed event, vehicle push, towbar obstacle course, chock hold, blindfolded toolbox buildup, and a C-130 pull event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Senior Airman Quentin Gartrell, 374th Maintenance Group document specialist, holds chocks up over 30 seconds during the annual 374th MXG wrenchbender rodeo chock hold competition at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. The chock hold competition challenged Airmen to endure holding chocks up longer than opposing teams. A chock is a wedge placed against a wheel to prevent an aircraft from movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations Group commander, poses for a portrait after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Two C-130J Super Hercules and two C-130H Hercules aircraft sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. Yokota is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific region. They provide C-130 aircrews to conduct theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A C-130J Super Hercules is parked at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. Missions included tactical air land, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, special operations and distinguished visitor airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Michael McArty, 374th Operations Group C-130 standardization and evaluation loadmaster, and Lt. Col. Robert Cureton, 374th Airlift Wing C-130J pilot, greet their children after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)