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Invasive species spotted on Yokota

A photo of the invasive wood-boring beetle, the red-neck longhorn beetle. Considered a high-ranking invasive pest, this beetle can hatch up anywhere from 30-1000 eggs per female. (Courtesy photo)

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ISO Airmen repair bulkheads

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Timothy Butler, 374th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight aircraft structural maintainer, installs high locks on a C-130 Hercules bulkhead at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2011. Butler, along with six other structural maintainers, removed and repaired four bulkheads for an inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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ISO Airmen repair bulkheads

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Sellon, 374th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight aircraft structural maintainer, checks for proper alignment while installing repaired parts on a C-130 Hercules bulkhead at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2011. The aircraft structural maintainers removed damaged parts, fabricated new ones and installed them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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ISO Airmen repairs C-130 Hercules wing

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Jatawn Walker, 374th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight assistant section chief, repairs a flap well wing trailing edge rib on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2011. By performing this inspection themselves, the aircraft structural maintainers help save the Air Force money. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- This C-130 Hercules is in the process of an isochronal inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 14, 2012. The inspection consists of dividing the plane into five sections, allowing Airmen to examine each section individually. During these inspections, aircraft maintainers look for and repair problems in every system, from nose to tail and wing-tip to wing-tip. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Pedro Laris-Sandoval, 374th Maintenance Squadron, references a job guide while preparing a landing light before installation into a wing during an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules May 14, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The inspection consists of dividing the plane into five sections, allowing Airmen to examine each section individually. Between Yokota and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, there are more than 20 C-130s that must be inspected every 540 days. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Isaac Perez, 374th Maintenance Squadron, runs throttle controls to check the rigging during an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules May 14, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure aircraft are reliable, safe and mission ready. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Left to right, Senior Airman Pedro Laris-Sandoval and Staff Sgt. Lore, both from the 374th Maintenance Squadron, prepare a landing light before it is installed into the wing during an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules May 14, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The inspection consists of dividing the plane into five sections and takes approximately 15 days to complete. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Left to right, Staff Sgt. Matthew McCullough and Airman 1st Class Charles Burton, both from the 374th Maintenance Squadron, perform an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 14, 2012. Maintainers at Yokota service planes from Yokota Air Base and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Joshua Collins, 374th Maintenance Squadron, changes out a burner drain valve gasket during an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules May 14, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The inspection consists of dividing the plane into five sections, allowing Airmen to examine each section individually. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Muscarella, 374th Maintenance Squadron, performs a propeller blade repair during an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules May 14, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The inspection consists of dividing the plane into five sections, allowing Airmen to examine each section individually. Between Yokota and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, there are more than 20 C-130s that must be inspected every 540 days by maintenance personnel. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Left to right, Airman 1st Class Roberto Vargas and Airman 1st Class Charles Burton, 374th Maintenance Squadron, are performing an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 14, 2012. Vargas and Burton perform a wide variety of inspections to ensure the aircraft is mission ready. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO dock keeps Yokota flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Mitchell McGarry, 374th Maintenance Squadron, installs an oil cooler flap actuator support bracket on a C-130 Hercules during an isochronal inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 14, 2012. Every plane undergoes an isochronal inspection, which consists of a 15-day detailed inspection before the plane can fly again. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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ISO teams keep Yokota, Kadena flying high

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Jarrett Hunt and A1C Omar Mundle, 374th Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeymen, perform an isochronal inspection on a C-130 Hercules Sept. 8, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The inspection consists of dividing the plane into five sections, allowing Airmen to examine each section individually. Between Yokota Air Base and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, there are more than 20 C-130s that have the inspections done every 540 days. (U.S Air Force photo/by Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)

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JAI Training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A heavy equipment bundle is released from a C-130 Hercules May 6 during a Joint Air Delivery Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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JAI Training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A loadmaster from the 374th Operations Support Squadron gives the "okay" May 5 during a Joint Air Delivery Inspection. The JAI event was a way for the Japan Air Self Defense Force to better understand how American loads are prepared and dropped. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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JAI Training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Dale Nyhus, (left) 374th Operations Support Squadron joint air delivery inspector and loadmaster, goes through a checklist with Master Sgt Hioshi Moriyama, (right) Komaki Air Base loadmaster, May 5 during a Joint Air Delivery Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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JAI Training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Ryan Gossen, 374th Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates how to properly secure an extraction line May 5 during a Joint Air Delivery Inspection. The extraction line is used to pull cargo out of a C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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JAI Training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Kenichi Yamashita, (left) Komaki Air Base loadmaster, watches Master Sgt. Dale Nyhus, (right) 374th Operations Support Squadron Joint Air Delivery Inspector and loadmaster, secure a two point link on a pallet of cargo May 5 during a Joint Air Delivery Inspection. (U.S, Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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JAI Training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Ian Hunt, 374th Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, goes through an inspection checklist May 5 during a Joint Air Delivery Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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