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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, right, and Capt. Bernard Cox, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot walk down a flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Higher ranking pilots are still required to conduct currency flights to keep their skills up-to-date. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, right, salutes 1st Lt. Megan Irvine, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer, in route to fly a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Aircrew members from across Yokota maintain their flight currency by flying frequent training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, looks out a window of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Aircrew members from across Yokota maintain their flight currency by flying frequent training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Three stars representing a lieutenant general sit on 5th Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp’s shoulder while prepping to fly a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Maintaining flight currency reinforces Yokota’s multi-capable presence in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, prepares to fly a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Maintaining flight currency reinforces Yokota’s multi-capable presence in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, reviews a preflight checklist aboard a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Higher ranking pilots are still required to conduct currency flights to keep their skills up-to-date. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Capt. Alexander Fontaine, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, prepares to fly alongside Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, aboard a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Maintaining flight currency reinforces Yokota’s multi-capable presence in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Senior Airman Katlynn Shult, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, conducts a flight inspection aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2022. Aircrew members from across Yokota maintain their flight currency by flying frequent local missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, adjusts controls in a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 28, 2022. Yokota’s C-130Js conduct theater airlift in support of Pacific Command, which has been the 374th Airlift Wing’s primary mission since the mid-1970s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, 5th Air Force commander, descends a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over a flightline runway at Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 28, 2022. Yokota C-130Js perform touch-and-goes regularly, allowing aircrew to practice take-offs and landings, sharpening their flight skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

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Lt. Gen. Rupp Currency Flight

Published June 30, 2022
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YOKOTA AIR FORCE BASE --

5th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp recently completed a currency flight to Osan Air Base and back. C-130Js assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron perform touch-and-goes regularly, allowing aircrew to practice take-offs and landings, sharpening their flight skills.

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