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Kadena Airmen escape typhoon, welcome new leader

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- An MC-130P Combat Shadow from Kadena Air Base, Japan, sits parked among Yokota-based C-130 Hercules Aug. 2, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The pod below the nose of the MC-130P is a sensor array allowing pilots to navigate inclement weather with minimal assistance from ground-based navigation systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Kadena Airmen escape typhoon, welcome new leader

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- An MC-130P Combat Shadow lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 2, 2011. Several aircraft, including this MC-130P, traveled from Kadena Air Base to take shelter from a typhoon headed toward Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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C-130 Hercules

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-130 Hercules taxis along the main apron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 2, 2011. C-130 aircraft are intra-theater cargo and personnel transports capable of landing anywhere there is level and stable ground, including dirt runways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Adm Mullen visits Yokota

Four U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters lift off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, carrying U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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UH-1N Iroquois

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter takes off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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U.S. Airmen, Indonesian Paratroopers prepare for first Cope West mission

HALIM AIR BASE, Indonesia -- A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, carrying 22 Indonesian paratroopers prepares to take off on the first mission of Exercise Cope West 11 at Halim Air Base, Indonesia, June 20, 2011. Three Yokota C-130 aircraft and more than 70 Yokota airmen, as well as one Indonesian Air Force C-130 participate in this week-long bilateral field training exercise which is designed to enhance the readiness and combined interoperability between the U.S. and Indonesian Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Families welcome home eagle airlifters

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-130 Hercules comes to a stop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2011. The aircraft, along with members of the 36th Airlift Squadron, returned to Yokota after a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Four UH-1N Iroquois helicopters fly away from Yokota Air Base for a formation flight over southern Japan, May 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Four UH-1N Iroquois helicopters take off for a formation flight over southern Japan, May 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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C-130 Hercules

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-130 Hercules prepares for takeoff at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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C-130 Hercules

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-130 Hercules takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Four UH-1N Iroquois helicopters air-taxi to the Yokota Air Base runway for a formation flight over southern Japan, May 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

OVER JAPAN -- Three Yokota UH-1N Iroquois helicopters fly in-line above the Tokyo area during a four-ship "Huey" formation flight over Japan, May 19, 2011. The flight was a historic event for the 459th Airlift Squadron, flying all four UH-1Ns for the first time in nine years. A formation is not easy, but neither is being a good wingman, said Staff Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer. It takes practice and concentration to look after each other on and off duty. Yesterday, we were given the opportunity to look after each other in the sky, and we executed the mission flawlessly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

OVER JAPAN -- A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter flies above the Tokyo area during a four-ship "Huey" formation flight near Mt. Fuji, May 19, 2011. For Yokota, this was an opportunity for the base to see all four aircraft in-flight together since 2002, and also a chance for some of the newest aircrew members to experience how the Air Force's wingman culture translates to formation flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maj. Destry Hill, 374th Operations Group pilot and 1st Lt. Sean Abling, 459th Airlift Squadron co-pilot, fly in formation behind three other UH-1N Iroquois helicopters, over Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. The formation flight was an opportunity for Yokota to get a glimpse of the raw beauty and power that these 42-year-old war relics still portray said Staff Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer. It also showcased our maintenance and the pride we take in knowing they can keep our wing fully ready to accomplish the mission on any given day. This was the first time since 2002 that all four of Yokota's "Hueys," flew together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota members prepare the base's UH-1N Iroquois helicopters, often called "Hueys," for a four-ship formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. Maintenance and aircrew members worked together to help make the Huey formation flight a successful mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maj. Destry Hill, 374th Operations Group pilot, looks over mission paperwork prior to piloting a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter for a four-ship formation "Huey" flight, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. Major Hill is a Bronze Star Medal recipient and was one of the first Americans at ground zero of coastal Japan after the earthquake and tsunami disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Joshua Bowman, 459th Airlift Squadron, briefs flight instructions to aircrew members before a four-ship UH-1N Iroquois helicopter formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. This was the first time since 2002 that all four aircraft took to the air together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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459th AS takes to the air for historic formation flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Jason Turk, 374th Maintenance Operations Squadron maintenance technician, prepares a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter for preflight inspections at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2011. Yokota members worked together to make a successful formation flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Salazar)
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Eagle airlifters aid Japan, U.S. map Honshu currents

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Capt. Gabe Frusha, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot, looks over a map with Capt. Andrew Milligan, 36th AS navigator, over the Pacific Ocean April 29, 2011. The C-130 crew dropped seven Davis Drifter Buoys off the eastern coast of Japan to help Japanese and American scientists monitor ocean currents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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