Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations
Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Komaki Air Base, Japan, taxi down a flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 23, 2024, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the Lockheed Martin C-130. The Lockheed YC-130 Hercules prototype took its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, and has remained in continuous production ever since. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)