Joey DeGrella, Yokota High School senior and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. class commander, watches from afar as the pre-flight checklist is completed for the C-130J Super Hercules that he will fly on as part of the 36th Airlift Squadron’s Pilot for a Day program, Sept. 20, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The day included a full tour of the squadron, a mission brief, aircrew flight equipment familiarization and culminated in a C-130J Super Hercules flight. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Machiko Arita)