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Capt. Shane Loder, an exchange pilot from the Canadian Air Force, pilots a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J Hercules aircraft from Elizabeth City, N.C., to the South Carolina border while his crew transmits Urgent Marin More

U.S. Senior Airman Cameron Davis, a loadmaster with the 115th Airlift Squadron at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., prepares a C-130J Hercules for a mission during Exercise Eager Lion May 26, More

Leaders assigned to 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss preparations to their troops and equipment before deploying in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Ramstein Air More

The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and other allied forces conduct airfield seizure training at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II More

Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade assist in air medical evacuation training with aeromedical evacuation team members during Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, Sept. 8, 2014. More

An Airman from a 435th Security Forces Squadron fly-away security team prepares his gear on a C-130-J Super Hercules prior to a mission in support of the Ebola virus epidemic, Oct. 7, 2014, at Ramstein Air Base More

Maj. Mayra Zapata, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, gets her temperature taken by Tech. Sgt. Saquadrea Crosby, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health NCOIC, as she deplanes a C-130J Super Hercules at More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Jimenez, a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reviews technical data Nov. 3, 2014 at Bagram Air Field before his shift change to e More

Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron plow the remaining snow off the flightline after receiving the first snow of the season Dec. 3, 2014, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 786th CES heavy equipment o More

Two drop zone officers set up the landing beacon for paratroopers and Santa during a toy drop operation Dec. 15, 2014 at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany. The officers were part of a toy drop operation designed to dona More

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules from No. 37 Squadron conducts an "initial and pitch" bank over Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, following a mission during Exercise Red Flag 15-1.

Airman 1st Class Kodi Tomassi, 86th Airlift Wing Command Post junior emergency actions controller, looks over an emergency management checklist at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 5, 2015. Tomassi is one of a s More

Senior Airman Juan Arce, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, listens to a preflight briefing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 6, 2015. Arce and other 86th AES members took to the skies to test a More

Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts quarterback, greets Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and his wife Marissa, upon his arrival for the USO Spring Visit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Ma More

An Airman assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, parachutes from a C-130J Hercules aircraft onto a field in Nurmsi, Estonia for an austere landing exercise during Saber Stri More

Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, parachute from a C-130J Hercules aircraft during an austere landing exercise in Nurmsi, Estonia for Saber Strike 15, June 13, More

Santa descends onto Drop Zone ALZEY on Dec. 7, 2015, in support of Operation Toy Drop. This year, over 2,000 toys were donated for the children of Kaiserslautern military community and will be donated to Better More

T-11 reserve parachutes are laid out for pickup by the parartroopers who will participate in Operation Toy Drop EUCOM at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 9, 2015. The paratroopers are preparing for their final More

(From left) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julian Wilson and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jon Zertuche, 41st Airlift Squadron loadmasters, wait for a C-130J to take-off after dropping off U.S. Army personnel and More

Lieutenant Cerre Dolby, a C-130J pilot with the United States Air Force, observes the cockpit of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during a mission for Operation Christmas Drop 16 December 6, 2016. ( More

Senior Airman John Signorino, 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, pre-flights a C-130J Hercules prior to a flight out of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Dec. 23, 2016. The 75th EAS is the sole source of ta More

From left, Staff Sgt. Philip Seiner, Public Affairs non-commissioned officer, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meets Portuguese public affairs representative from the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade on the drop zone, b More

Senior Aairman Madeleine Richards of the 146th Airlift Wing Public Affairs takes photos of the 146th Ailrift Wing Maintenance Squadron as they remove and replace a propeller on a C-130J Hercules

U.S. Airmen from the 17th Special Operations Squadron and 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron participated alongside their forward air refueling point (FARP) counterparts from the Australian Army 6th Aviation Reg More

Sgt. Jameson Kaye, a KC-130J Hercules crewmaster instructor with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, monitors the flight instruments in the cockpit of a KC-130J during a multi-tank, fixed-wing More

A shipping container, which is commonly referred to as coffin, sits securely on a truck bed as Airmen with the 163d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to load an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft into th More

U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen arrive for an aeromedical mission at the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flightline during exercise COPE NORTH 18 (CN18), Feb. 19. CN18 is a Pacific Air Forces sponsored tri-lateral More

A U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron, assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during COPE NORTH 18, Feb. 20. CN18 is a PACAF-sponsored, 5th Air Force conducted, Joint/Combined T More

A Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules refuels from an RAF Voyager over the North Sea May 17, 2018. The Voyager participated in training flights as part of the 5th annual European Tanker Symposium held at RAF Milden More

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Forward-deployed U.S. Airmen with 317th Airlift Wing, 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (75th EAS), work together to move equipment from around the outside of two C-130J Super Hercu More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron jump from a C-130J Hercules assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during over-water parachute training off the coast of Italy, July 9, 2019. Airmen assigned to More

A small group of Airmen from the 143d Airlift Wing participate in a joint airborne training mission with Charlie Co. 1/143rd Airborne Infantry, Rhode Island Army National Guard, Oct. 4, 2019, Quonset Air Nation More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Parker, 29th Weapons Squadron instructor loadmaster, prepares to release a bundle from a C-130J Hercules during phase three of the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course over Colorad More

Rhode Island and Connecticut Air National Guard aircrew fly four C130 Hercules during a multi-element flight lead training mission, Nov. 26, 2019, Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, R.I. The airc More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron sits on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 26, 2020 before a training mission to Chievres, Belgium. The C-1 More

A pair of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft from the California Air National Guard’s 115th Airlift Squadron, 146th Airlift Wing, fly over Los Robles Regional Medical Center as health care prof More

U.S. Air Force Captains Kyle Foley, left, and Dmytro Pichkur, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on June 6, 2020 to commemorate the 76th anniversary of D-Day. D-Day was the large More

A heavy equipment platform exits a C130J-Super Hercules at the Calculated Air Release Point (CARP) over a designated drop zone, Oct. 8, 2020, over Westover Air Force Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass. Airdrops like More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Foley, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on June 6, 2020. The 37th AS lineage traces back to the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, which flew C-47s during More

The C-130J Hercules sits centrally between an F-18 Hornet and an F-15E Strike Eagle during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2013. All Depart More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Ringlein, left, and Maj. Jared Miller, both C-130J Hercules pilots with the 115th Airlift Squadron at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., prepare for a mission Exerci More

Sgt. Curtis M. Shovan, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares his personal bags before boarding a plane with his unit to deploy in support of Exercise More

The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and other allied forces conduct airfield seizure training at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II More

Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade assist in air medical evacuation training with aeromedical evacuation team members during Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia on Sept. 8, 2014 More

Senior Airman Christian McDevitt, load master with the 37th Airlift Squadron, leads a cargo loader to a C-130-J Super Hercules prior to a mission in support of the Ebola virus epidemic, Oct. 7, 2014, at Ramstei More

Nearly 30 Airmen walk down the flightline after arriving at Ramstein Air Base, Germany from West Africa, Oct. 15, 2014. Any personnel traveling into Ramstein from Ebola infected areas will be medically screened More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Jimenez, a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reviews technical data Nov. 3, 2014 at Bagram Air Field before his shift change to e More

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the Ramstein flightline after the first snowfall of the season as civil engineers clear the ramp Dec. 3, 2014, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron hea More

Master Sgt. Stephen Nelson, Detachment 1, 435th Contingency Response Group air traffic controller, measures wind speeds prior to Airmen, Soldiers, NATO partners and Santa parachuting during a toy drop operation More

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from 37 Squadron, Richmond, Australia, waits for the start of Red Flag 15-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 22, 2015. Red Flag is a realistic combat train More

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules from No. 37 Squadron conducts an "initial and pitch" bank over Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, following a mission during Exercise Red Flag 15-1.

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules over the Nevada desert during a mission on Exercise Red Flag 15-1. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train pil More

An 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron member loads a bus after a preflight briefing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 6, 2015. Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members have only a few hours to go from their More

Royal Australian Air Force Technicians prepare a No 37 Squadron C-130J Hercules for a mission during Exercise Red Flag 15-1. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year More

Lt. Col. Jobie Turner, right, 37th Airlift Squadron commander, gives celebrities a tour of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during the USO Spring Visit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 3, 2015. For th More

An Airman assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, lands in a field after parachuting from a C-130J Hercules aircraft during an austere landing exercise in Nurmsi, Estonia dur More

An Airman assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, begins to setup an airfield after parachuting from a C-130J Hercules aircraft during an austere landing exercise in Nurmsi More

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules taxis before takeoff on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2015. The RAAF contingent is on JBER to participate in Red Flag 15-3, a series of Pac More

Santa descends onto Drop Zone ALZEY on Dec. 7, 2015, in support of Operation Toy Drop. He prepares to give the toys that were collected throughout the year to deserving children. (Spc. Joshua Lowery/Released)

Estonian paratrooper Anny Lusbo puts on her parachute and prepares to be inspected at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 9, 2015. The paratroopers are executing their final jump for the Airborne Operation Toy Dro More

A Little Rock Air Force Base C-130J flies over Alaska July 19, 2016. Team Little Rock executes combat airlift to Alaska as part of pre-deployment training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Serrano)

A Loadmaster from No. 37 Squadron gives the thumbs up prior to a load being dispatched from a C-130J Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 16 December 6, 2016. (Australian Defence Force photo by Mr. Eamon Hamilton)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Casey Holihan, 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads cargo onto the back of a C-130J Hercules prior to a night mission to perform an air drop mission at an undisclosed More

A paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade measures wind speed on the drop zone during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 7, 2017. 173rd Paratroopers jumped along More