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Behind the scenes: Maintenance Flight

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Rivera, 374th Maintenance Flight aerospace propulsion journeyman, holds a torch wrench in front of a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2016. Providing in depth maintenance on the aircraft ensures that Yokota’s mission of generating a professional airlift throughout the region is not impacted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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Behind the scenes: Maintenance Flight

A member of the 374th Maintenance Squadron loosens a bolt on the side of an U.S. Air ForceeMC-130 Talon II at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 19, 2016. Aircraft enter the phase docks for an inspection every 540 days for a 14 to 16-day inspection and to be repaired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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Behind the scenes: Maintenance Flight

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 Talon II, from Kadena Air Base, Japan, sits in the phase docks to be repaired at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 19, 2016. The aircraft will enter the phase docks every 540 days for a 14 to 16-day inspection and to be repaired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator evaluator, perform hoist training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459th AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two Hueys with new rescue hoists. Previously, without the hoist, conducting rescues in small, tight areas wasn’t feasible. Now, 459th AS aircrew can conduct any type of search and rescue scenario throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator evaluator, perform hoist training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459th AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two Hueys with new rescue hoists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

Members of the 459th Airlift Squadron perform hoist weight test at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459th AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists. Previously, without the hoist, conducting rescues in small, tight areas wasn’t feasible. Now, 459th AS aircrew can conduct any type of search and rescue scenario throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, supervises a UH-1 Huey lifting a testing weight, during hoist training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459th AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two Hueys with new rescue hoists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator evaluator, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, hoisted 350 lbs. during a hoist training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459th AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two Hueys with new rescue hoists. Previously, without the hoist, conducting rescues in small, tight areas wasn’t feasible. Now, 459th AS aircrew can conduct any type of search and rescue scenario throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron fight engineer, waits for a UH-1 Huey to land during hoist training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459th AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two Hueys with new rescue hoists. Previously, without the hoist, conducting rescues in small, tight areas wasn’t feasible. Now, 459th AS aircrew can conduct any type of search and rescue scenario throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, prepare to cut the line on a low-cost low-altitude bundle being dropped over the island of Fais on the first day of Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 crews provide critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C 1-30 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

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Operation Christmas Drop

Crew members wave to islanders as a C-130H from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, flies over the Island of Fais during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 crews provide critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C 1-30 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

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Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, push a low-cost low-altitude bundle from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. This is the first trilateral Operation Christmas Drop where the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force will work together to provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands impacting 20,000 people covering 1,000 by 1,800 nautical miles while training for regional humanitarian aid and disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

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Operation Christmas Drop

A low-cost, low-altitude bundle sits on the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian airlift mission. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C 1-30 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)

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Inspecting differences

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with the 4 Maintenance Squadron listen to Master Sgt. Aaron Ross, 374th Maintenance Squadron isochronal inspection dock chief, during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. Nine JMSDF members visited Yokota to learn about C-130 Hercules maintenance conducted at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Inspecting differences

Tech. Sgt. Jeff De Remer, 374th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation section chief, explains specifics regarding Yokota's C-130 Hercules maintenance to members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. Members with the 374th Maintenance Group discussed maintenance with the JSMDF members and gave them tours of multiple facilities at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Inspecting differences

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF maintainers compared the maintenance conducted at Yokota to their own to help improve processes and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Inspecting differences

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF maintainers compared the maintenance conducted at Yokota to their own to help improve processes and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Inspecting differences

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects the part of a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. Nine JMSDF members visited Yokota to learn about C-130 Hercules maintenance conducted at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Inspecting differences

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members of the 4 Maintenance Squadron listen to Master Sgt. Aaron Ross, 374th Maintenance Squadron isochronal inspection dock chief, during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. Ross explained the labeling process that is used during an isochronal inspection, allowing maintainers to visibly see what sections of the inspection have been completed and which are waiting to be completed; both electronic and physical. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released) 12/16/2015 - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members watch an isochronal inspection conducted at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF members were engine and electrician maintainers with the 4 Maintenance Squadron from Atsugi Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released) 12/16/2015 - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects the part of a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. Nine JMSDF members visited Yokota to learn about C-130 Hercules maintenance conducted at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released) 12/16/2015 - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Petty Officer 2nd Class Takeshi Murai, 4 Maintenance Squadron, inspects a C-130 Hercules engine during a facility tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF maintainers compared the maintenance conducted at Yokota to their own to help improve processes and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released) 12/16/2015 - Tech. Sgt. Jeff De Remer, 374th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation section chief, explains specifics regarding Yokota's C-130 Hercules maintenance to members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. Members with the 374th Maintenance Group discussed maintenance with the JSMDF members and gave them tours of

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Inspecting differences

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members watch an isochronal inspection conducted at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. The JMSDF members were engine and electrician maintainers with the 4 Maintenance Squadron from Atsugi Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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