36 AS conducts HIRAIN with US Marines, enables bilateral operati

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and 353d Special Operations Wing push a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ammo pod through the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS during a HIMARS Rapid Insertion training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The training gave 36th AS personnel an opportunity to practice emerging tactics, techniques, and procedures that allow C-130 aircrews to reload ammo pods into a HIMARS without any material handling equipment, such as K-loaders and forklifts, in a process known as HIMARS Direct Reload Inside Plane (HIDRIP). The 353rd SOW is currently writing checklists and procedures for HIDRIP in conjunction with the 561st Weapons Squadron and provided the 36th AS with the draft publications necessary to prepare them for mission execution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Doan)