Senior Airman Noel Jones, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, monitors a formation made up of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the ramp of the lead aircraft near Yokota Air Base, Japan, on June 5, 2012. Aircrew from the 36th AS participated in the Samurai Surge, an all-day training exercise testing mission capability of many agencies throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)