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Headed to India

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Seventy Airmen and two C-130H Hercules departed here Oct. 14 enroute to participate in Cope India 10, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral flying training exercise conducted with the Indian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

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Headed to India

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Seventy Airmen and two C-130H Hercules departed here Oct. 14 enroute to participate in Cope India 10, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral flying training exercise conducted with the Indian Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

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A joint learning environment

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Army Warrant Officer Tony Richardson, 78th Aviation Company HH-60 pilot (right), and Air Force 1st Lt. Matthew Diamond, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilot, look at a Huey engine during a joint service training day July 17. Both the Air Force and Army play a crucial role in the airlift mission for the Pacific region. The 459th AS and 78th AC from Camp Zama came together to share their expertise and information on local area flying techniques. During the professional exchange the units learned about each other's regular flight routes, capabilities and experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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A joint learning environment

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Army Warrant Officer Christopher Sebastian, 78th Aviation Company HH-60 Blackhawk maintenance test pilot (right), and Air Force Capt. Jun Oh, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Huey pilot , view gauges in a Huey cockpit as part of a joint service training day July 17. Both the Air Force and Army play a crucial role in the airlift mission for the Pacific region. The 459th AS and 78th AC from Camp Zama, came together to share their expertise and information on local area flying techniques. During the professional exchange the units learned about each other's regular flight routes, capabilities and experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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A joint learning environment

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Army Warrant Officer Stephen Williams, 78th Aviation Company HH-60 blackhawk pilot (left), and Air Force 1st Lt. Josh Hallford, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Huey pilot, read through Huey technical orders as part of a joint service training day July 17. Both the Air Force and Army play a crucial role in the airlift mission for the Pacific region. The 459th AS and 78th AC from Camp Zama came together to share their expertise and information on local area flying techniques. During the professional exchange, the units learned about each other's regular flight routes, capabilities and experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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Long way from home

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- An HC-130 Hercules Long Range Surveillance Aircraft from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, staged from Yokota recently to support the Coast Guard's participation in the Japanese Coast Guard's Sea Review and Comprehensive Drill in Tokyo Bay. The U.S. Coast Guard operates HC-130s at five air stations ranging from Florida to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

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Cleared for takeoff

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- An HC-130 Hercules Long Range Surveillance Aircraft from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, prepares for takeoff from here April 26 to participate in the Japanese Coast Guard's Sea Review and Comprehensive Drill in Tokyo Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

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Nice pre-flight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Cmdr. Brust Roethler, aircraft commander, (left) and Lt. Andrew Paszkiewicz, co-pilot, based at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, celebrate a successful pre-flight inspection of their HC-130 Hercules Long Range Surveillance Aircraft April 26 before departing here to participate in the Japanese Coast Guard's Sea Review and Comprehensive Drill in Tokyo Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matt Summers)

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Divert to Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The second of two Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 Freighters lands March 23 at the base after being diverted following the crash of a FedEx MD-11 cargo plane at Narita International Airport. The crash, which killed the pilot and co-pilot, forced the closure of one of the airport's two runways. It was the first deadly crash at Narita -- the main air hub for international flights to Tokyo -- since the airport opened in 1978. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Standing watch

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Erica Green, 374th Security Forces Squadron, guards a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 Freighter on the base flightline March 23. Two Northwest cargo aircraft diverted to the base following the crash of a FedEx MD-11 cargo plane at Narita International Airport. The crash, which killed the pilot and co-pilot, forced the closure of one of the airport's two runways. It was the first deadly crash at Narita -- the main air hub for international flights to Tokyo -- since the airport opened in 1978. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Standing watch

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Erica Green, 374th Security Forces Squadron, guards a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 Freighter on the base flightline March 23. Two Northwest cargo aircraft diverted to the base following the crash of a FedEx MD-11 cargo plane at Narita International Airport. The crash, which killed the pilot and co-pilot, forced the closure of one of the airport's two runways. It was the first deadly crash at Narita -- the main air hub for international flights to Tokyo -- since the airport opened in 1978. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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C-130 Aircraft

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 36th Airlift Squadron wait on the flightline Dec. 29 for their next mission. The 36th is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific. The squadron conducts theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Kimball)

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C-130 Aircraft

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 36th Airlift Squadron wait on the flightline Dec. 29 for their next mission. The numbers and letters located on the vertical stabilizer fins are called "tail markings" and are used to identify where the aircraft are assigned. This technique dates back to World War II and is still used today to identify aircraft assigned to operational wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Kimball)

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Master Sergeant Ed Scherrer, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, observes the information he receives from the buoys that were dropped during a flight off the coast of Japan on Sept. 18. The information he gathers will help him look at traits a tropical storm has at certain stages and determine if the tropical storm the flight is following will become a typhoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Martin)

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Master Sergeant Ed Scherrer, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, writes down the information he receives from the buoys he dropped during a flight off the coast of Japan on Sept. 18. The information he gathers will help him look at traits a tropical storm has at certain stages and determine if the tropical storm the flight is following will become a typhoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Martin)

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Lieutenant Colonel Christa Hornbaker, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, watches readouts of the tropical storm the crew is following during a flight off the coast of Japan on Sept. 18. The information she gathers will help her and the rest of the crew view the traits the tropical storm has at certain stages and determine if the tropical storm the flight is following will become a typhoon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Martin)

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Lieutenant Colonel Christa Hornbaker, from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (WRS), briefs Major Neil Sanger and Mike Middlebrooke, both also from the 53rd WRS, about what will be going on during their flight on Sept. 18. The three of them were preparing for a flight through a tropical storm in hopes of gathering information that will help them predict when and how bad a tropical storm will hit Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Martin)

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Personnel from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron take flight in search of a tropical storm off the coast of Japan on Sept. 18. The flight was part of a three day mission that focused on how the storm was growing over the three days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - The new C-37B, Gulf Stream 550, and its crew visit Yokota on July 29. The aircraft is an upgrade from the C-37A and will be used to transport distinguished individuals such as the Vice President, foreign dignitaries, congressmen and others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Fowler)

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United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Michael Nardone from the 374th Maintenance Squadron reunites with his wife after spending forty six days in Thailand in support of a Joint Relief Task Force providing aide to the people of Myanmar. (United States Air Force photo by SrA Brian Kimball)

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