YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Michael Farey, 36th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, speaks with the pilot in the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during a night operations exercise over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2013. Part of a four-ship sortie, the crew performed simulated drops and several landings and takeoffs while using night vision goggles. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)