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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Gaskins 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secure a container delivery system bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules before conducting a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Capts. Zachary Norton and Steven Gilliam, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilots, perform a pre-flight check before conducting a night sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Night time sorties, or night tacs, present unique challenges and provide pilots and loadmasters an opportunity to implement tactics and techniques under limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Gaskins, right, and Senior Airman Blake Janssen, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, prepare to launch a container delivery system bundle from a C-130J Super Hercules near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aleksander Lepekhin, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technician, directs a forklift to load dropped heavy equipment at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Multiple Airmen assigned to the 374th LRS were staged at the sortie drop zone to locate the container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment that were delivered by four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aleksander Lepekhin, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technician, begins the process of collecting dropped container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Multiple Airmen assigned to the 374th LRS were staged at the sortie drop zone to locate the CDS bundles and heavy equipment that were delivered by four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

Container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment descend after being dropped from multiple C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a night time sortie at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS conducts routine training to meet the demands of region-wide airlift support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over a drop zone during a night time sortie at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Night time sorties, or night tacs, present unique challenges and provide pilots and loadmasters an opportunity to implement tactics and techniques under limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

Mount Fuji is displayed through night vision goggles during a night time sortie at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. This night time sortie, or night tac, consisted of four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron airdropping container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment on a drop zone near Mount Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

A container delivery system bundle is secured inside of a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

Members of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron load transport container delivery system bundles with a Turner 60k aircraft cargo loader onto a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation of a night sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. This night time sortie, or night tac, consisted of four C-130J Super Hercules airdropping CDS bundles and heavy equipment on a drop zone near Mount Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fracis Valerio, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight supervisor loads a container delivery system bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation of a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. This night time sortie, or night tac, consisted of four C-130J Super Hercules airdropping CDS bundles and heavy equipment on a drop zone near Mount Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fracis Valerio, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, secures a container delivery system bundle on a Turner 60k aircraft cargo loader before loading a C-130J Super Hercules for a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. This night time sortie, or night tac, consisted of four C-130J Super Hercules airdropping CDS bundles and heavy equipment on a drop zone near Mount Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Gaskins, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a Turner 60k aircraft cargo loader before loading a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation of a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Ryan Gaskins, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, dons an MBU-20/P oxygen mask before conducting a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS conducts routine training to meet the demands of region-wide airlift support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron receives a pre-flight inspection before conducting a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS conducts routine training to meet the demands of region-wide airlift support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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OCD24: Loading Bundles of Joy

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the Number 37 Squadron taxis down runway during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2024. The OCD tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include over 58 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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OCD24: Loading Bundles of Joy

U.S. Air Force Captain Alex Dillenbeck, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, left, speaks to a Royal Canadian Air Force member before their flight during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers supplies and gifts to more than 58 remote islands in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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OCD24: Loading Bundles of Joy

Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force members speak before their flight during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2024. Service members loaded supplies into the aircraft for airdrop as part of the annual humanitarian effort to deliver essentials to remote Pacific Island communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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OCD24: Loading Bundles of Joy

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dayton Warf, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron isochronal apprentice, speaks to a Royal Australian Air Force member before their flight during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2024. Service members from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission, strengthening regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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OCD24: Loading Bundles of Joy

Royal Australian Air Force Cpl. Ashley Horsburgh, a loadmaster with the Number 37 Squadron from Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond in New South Wales, Australia, gives a safety brief to the passengers on the upcoming flight during Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2024.during Service members from the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and South Korea worked together to execute this multinational mission, strengthening regional partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

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