YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan--
(Left to right) Senior Airman Andrew Thompson, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Master Sgt. Jonathan Paszkot, 374th Operations Group stand evaluations loadmaster, attempt to open the rear gate of a cargo truck as part of Exercise Misawa Thunder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2014. The 36 AS provided tactical airlift support for an operational readiness exercise staged at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt. Ashley Wright/Released)