Samurai Readiness Inspection: Professional Airlift
A maintainer from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares to marshal a C-130 Hercules during a Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air base, Japan, March 4, 2014. During the inspection, maintainers, aircrew and base support functions must synchronize their efforts to complete a series of simulated deployment tasks in order to demonstrate their ability to respond to real-world crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy/Released)