Norwegian Vice Adm. Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, commander
Norwegian Vice Adm. Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, commander of Norwegian Joint Headquarters, speaks during the memorial ceremony here, March 18. The Norwegian C-130J Hercules plane crashed March 15, only to be found t... More
A U.S. Airman assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift
A U.S. Airman assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepares a pallet before it is loaded onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2015. The Airman and th... More
Capt. Banner Zimmerman, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation
Capt. Banner Zimmerman, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, directs Airmen loading a stretcher with medical supplies Sept. 29, 2017, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The 61st Airlift Squadron... More
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), meet before a night free fall jump from a C-130J Hercules ... More
U.S. Air Force Captain John Hopkins, a pilot from the
U.S. Air Force Captain John Hopkins, a pilot from the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, does his pre-flight walk around before boarding the C-130J Hercules he will be flying out of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, ... More
Senior Airman Kristian Delgado, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance
Senior Airman Kristian Delgado, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, poses for a photo in front of a WC-130J, June 13, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Delgado was s... More
Airdrops over Megara during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kyle Brooks, 435th Contingency Response Squadron team chief, displays his patch at the Megara drop zones during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII near Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 10, ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Irvin, 19th Airlift
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Irvin, 19th Airlift Wing photojournalist, documents the loading of personnel and cargo on a C-130J Super Hercules from the 61st Airlift Squadron during Agile Flag 21-1 at Hurl... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Gauthier, 61st Airlift Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Gauthier, 61st Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot and flight commander, conducts a preflight checklist for a training sortie flight Feb. 3, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. During ... More
A C-130J Super Hercules approaches Yokota Air Base,
A C-130J Super Hercules approaches Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. Yokota serves as t... More
U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson,
U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, and members of their staff travel in an HH-60 Pave Hawks to an airfield near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti... More
U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Richardson,
U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Richardson, aircrew flight equipment technician, 913th Operations Support Squadron, attaches cutters to Station #6 of an Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) June ... More
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, 374th Aircraft Maintenance
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Maj. George Metros, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J instructor pilot, hold the ceremonial key in front of a C-130J Super Hercules at Yok... More
A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation
A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The supplies will be delivered to the 56 Micronesian islands, which are some ... More
An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron uses
An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron uses a snow removal vehicle to clear the runway of newly fallen snow at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 2, 2018. The 374th CES horizontal "Dirt Boyz" shop worked 24... More
Trey Stoffregen, Experimental Aircraft Association
Trey Stoffregen, Experimental Aircraft Association pilot, right, shows students how to properly enter his single-engine aircraft during Eyes Above the Horizon at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, May 5, 2018. Eyes A... More
Tammy Ha, top right, with her family in Vietnam, in
Tammy Ha, top right, with her family in Vietnam, in 1970. During the Vietnam War, Ha was rescued alongside her mother and six of her siblings on a C-130A Hercules. This was the last C-130 to fly out of Vietnam,... More
Members of the World Food Programme work in the Humanitarian
Members of the World Food Programme work in the Humanitarian Coordination Center at the airport in Beira, Mozambique, March 26, 2019. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is helping meet requirements identi... More
Senior Airman James Mitchell removes an engine cowling
Senior Airman James Mitchell removes an engine cowling on a C-130J Hercules aircraft from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here Sept. 20 as Tech. Sgt. Wayne Warner looks on. Both airmen are 774 EAS main... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James C. O’Brien III, commander,
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James C. O’Brien III, commander, 50th Airlift Squadron, recaps his history with the 50 AS for attendees during the opening ceremony of the “Red Devil Reunion” for the 50 AS at Little Roc... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Marisa Powers, 143rd AIrlift
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Marisa Powers, 143rd AIrlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, Rhode Island Air National Guard, observes flightline operations prior to takeoff during Aero India 2017 operations at... More
U.S Air Force Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue
U.S Air Force Airmen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron perform a high altitude-low opening jump at a drop zone near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, August 30, 2017. The 82nd ERQS conduct full spectrum perso... More
Snow-covered C-130J Super Hercules' sit on the flightline
Snow-covered C-130J Super Hercules' sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 2, 2018. The latest wintery blast came less than two weeks after Yokota was hit by its heaviest falls in four years when... More
U.S. Airmen secure HUMVEEs into the back of a C-130J
U.S. Airmen secure HUMVEEs into the back of a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, December 6, 2018. The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide tailorable packages of forces to protect American inter... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, right, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and Jeff Miller, USAID civil military affairs coordinator, meet with aid volunteers in Beira, ... More
World Vision yellow water cans are stacked on pallets
World Vision yellow water cans are stacked on pallets in a warehouse in Beira, Mozambique, April 9, 2019. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is leading U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief effor... More
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 82nd
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), performs a High Altitude Low Open (HALO) jump from ... More
Senior Airman Devin Fox, 374th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Devin Fox, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight technician, prepares parachute suspension lines, before stowing the parachute inside a recovery bag at the Combined Arms Traini... More
Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift
Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and 21st Special Operations Squadron taxi their way across the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline during the elephant walk portion of the Samurai ... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan Irvin, a loadmaster
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan Irvin, a loadmaster assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, directs cargo being loaded into a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for transport to East Africa on Ca... More
Capt. Sean Fitzgerald and 1st Lt. Samuel Sewell, 41st
Capt. Sean Fitzgerald and 1st Lt. Samuel Sewell, 41st Airlift Squadron pilots, fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 1, 2017, to transport patients and passengers affected by Hurricane Maria. In addition to the 4... More
Members of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, German, Italian,
Members of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, German, Italian, Dutch, British, and Estonian militaries, receive a mission brief before gearing up for Operation Toy Drop 2017 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Benns, assigned to
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Benns, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (75th EAS), installs seating for a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2019. The 75th EAS supports ... More
Airman 1st Class Chase Porter, a C-130J Loadmaster
Airman 1st Class Chase Porter, a C-130J Loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan watches as fuels service center airmen prepare to fill an aerial bulk fuels delivery system onboa... More
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilots
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilots assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron fly a low-level tactical airlift sortie during Thracian Summer 2020 in Bulgaria, Aug. 14, 2020. Tactical airlift sortie... More
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron
1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight commander, pushes a dunneg to be used as a platform to hold bundles that will be used for the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at And... More
Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness
Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron operations technician, helps prepare heliboxes during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 23. COPE NORTH enhances U.S. re... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jennifer Felts, 61st
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jennifer Felts, 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a U.S. Army soldier while he backs an off-road vehicle onto a C-130J Super Hercules during Green Flag Little Rock 19-08.5... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Pat Norton and Airman 1st
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Pat Norton and Airman 1st Class Chloe Lebvre, loadmaster, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), sit on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules as it taxis to another a... More
A Soldier assigned to Echo Battery, 3-4 Air Defense
A Soldier assigned to Echo Battery, 3-4 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, executes a T-11 Main Parachute jump with a Stinger Missile Jump Pack from a United States Air Force C-130J aircraft Nov. 21 2019 at Hollan... More
U.S. military members prepare for takeoff in a C-130H
U.S. military members prepare for takeoff in a C-130H Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in order to be transported to a forward operating base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from ... More
Capts. Derrick Hoxie and Kirk Habrun, 37th Airlift
Capts. Derrick Hoxie and Kirk Habrun, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-130J Super Hercules in transit to Kosovo for an airdrop training exercise May 27, 2015. Airmen from the 37th AS worked alongside Soldi... More
U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations
U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-130J Super Hercules prior to its takeoff for a training sortie during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, D... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman 1st Class Matthew Madson
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman 1st Class Matthew Madson (right) and Airman 1st class Matthew Gunn (left), loadmasters from the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, install the vehicle ramps that allow the Polaris... More
A U.S. service member deployed in support of Combined
A U.S. service member deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), performs a High Altitude Low Open (HALO) jump from a C-130J Hercules assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn ... More
The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management
The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota Air Base, Japan, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly de... More
Airman 1st Class Alec Flores, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft
Airman 1st Class Alec Flores, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tows a C-130J Super Hercules to the flightline for an engine test at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2016. The... More
Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance
Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an WC-130J Super Hercules of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron both from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, for a pre-dawn mi... More
Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th
Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th Squadron supply technician, sits inside a RAAF C-130J Super Hercules as it flies toward Micronesian islands during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10... More
Members of the C-130J Super Hercules number 5838 delivery
Members of the C-130J Super Hercules number 5838 delivery team pose for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2018. This is the eleventh C-130J delivered to Yokota as part of a fleet-wide redistribution o... More
U.S. Airmen attached to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift
U.S. Airmen attached to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron push a pallet of supplies on a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 4, 2019. The 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron supports Combine... More
Sherry Zalika Sykes, the U.S. Consulate General to
Sherry Zalika Sykes, the U.S. Consulate General to Durban South Africa, greets U.S. service members assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in Durban, Sout... More
U.S. service members deployed in support of Combined
U.S. service members deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), complete a High Altitude Low Open (HALO) jump from a C-130J Hercules assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn o... More
Koku-Jieitai Airmen assigned to the 1st Tactical Airlift
Koku-Jieitai Airmen assigned to the 1st Tactical Airlift Wing, pilot a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 12, over a Micronesian island. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Ai... More
A Japan Ground Self Defense Forces jumpmaster looks
A Japan Ground Self Defense Forces jumpmaster looks out a side door of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training mission at Ojoj... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Craig Reinwald, 435th Contingency
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Craig Reinwald, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency air traffic controller, observes a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on its approach to the Poroyna Highway landing zone du... More
School Resource Officer Joel Slayton, Conway Police
School Resource Officer Joel Slayton, Conway Police Department, briefs a group of students from Julia Lee Moore Elementary School, about a career as a law enforcement officer during the Fourth Grade Elementary ... More
Airmen and their families, assigned to the 86th Airlift
Airmen and their families, assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, play games and eat food at the Rudolph the Red Nosed Herc event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 14, 2017. The Ramstein USO handed out food and b... More
Sherry Zalika Sykes, the U.S. Consulate General to
Sherry Zalika Sykes, the U.S. Consulate General to Durban South Africa, right, watches food aid being loaded into the back of C-130J Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Combined Joint ... More
Airmen with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load a
Airmen with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load a pallet of mail into the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, on the flight line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 18, 20... More
Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sit on the flightline
Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. Yokota is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific region. They provide C-130 aircrews ... More
Vivian James, an aeromedical evacuee patient, is welcomed
Vivian James, an aeromedical evacuee patient, is welcomed by Maj. Catherine Ortega, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, onto a C-130J assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Oct. 1, 2017, ... More
Two helmets belonging to U.S. Air Force pararescueman
Two helmets belonging to U.S. Air Force pararescueman with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), lay on seat of a C-130J Hercules... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Ehlinger, a maintainer
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Ehlinger, a maintainer assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (75th EAS), turns the rollers over on a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March. 1, 2019. The... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, discusses dynamic delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles with Royal Thai Air Force FLT. L... More
Six C-130J Super Hercules’ assigned to the 36th Airlift
Six C-130J Super Hercules’ assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and 61st AS, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, perform an Elephant Walk at Yokota AB, Japan, as part of a capstone exercise taking place in t... More
A virtual reality headset hangs in the foreground as
A virtual reality headset hangs in the foreground as Staff Sgt. Christopher Clinton, 317th Maintenance Group virtual reality development noncommissioned officer in charge, supervises a training session at Dyess... More
Department of Defense contractors load a pallet of
Department of Defense contractors load a pallet of luggage onto a C-130J Hercules from 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Dec. 22, 2018, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task ... More
Colonel Stephen R. Carr, the state flight surgeon assigned
Colonel Stephen R. Carr, the state flight surgeon assigned to the Rhode Island Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, condludes his final flight in a C-130J Super Hercules, July 30, 2019 at Quonset Air N... More
During an engine-running offload, Senior Master Sgt.
During an engine-running offload, Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Morton, 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, directs a litter-carry team moving a simulated critically ill patient out of a C-130J Super Hercules to... More
Air Force Reserve Capt. Forrest Heintz, pilot, 53rd
Air Force Reserve Capt. Forrest Heintz, pilot, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, prepares to fly into Hurricane Irma, Sep. 8, 2017. The Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Re... More
Members of the C-130J delivery team pose for a photo
Members of the C-130J delivery team pose for a photo in front of a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2107. This is the fifth C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Ramstein Air B... More
Tech. Sgt. Lou Splichal, Operation Christmas Drop 2020
Tech. Sgt. Lou Splichal, Operation Christmas Drop 2020 senior enlisted leader, bows his head during a 36 second moment of silence in honor of Senior Airman Jeremy Jutba-Hake during the 69th annual Operation Chr... More
British army Maj. Duncan Allen, 1st Battalion Royal
British army Maj. Duncan Allen, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment Fusiliers member, monitors his personnel during training exercise June 13, 2016, at Adazi Military Training Base, Latvia. U.S. forces and NATO partn... More
Lt. Col. Adam Cuffman, 374th Operations Group C-130J
Lt. Col. Adam Cuffman, 374th Operations Group C-130J pilot, flies over the Kanto Plain, Japan, July 28, 2017, during a training mission. The training ensures Yokota aircrews are ready to real world events throu... More
An aircrew member of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned
An aircrew member of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, tightens down chains on a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on May... More
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender conducts aerial refueling
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender conducts aerial refueling with a C-130J Super Hercules in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2020. The C-130J Super Hercules is capable of rapid strategic... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josh Lambert and Senior
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josh Lambert and Senior Airman Colin Shipman, both with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (75th EAS), pull up the vehicle ramps for a C-130J Hercules, Dec. 22, 2018, in East A... More
A loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Wing, Yokota
A loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, sits on the back of a C-130J Super Hercules June 18, 2020 as it prepares to park at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The C-130J carried an aerial b... More
U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue
U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), sit onboard a C-130J Super Hercules before executing a high-altitude low opening (HALO) jump in East Africa, Dec. 24, 2020. The 82nd ERQS... More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Seth Carozza, a C-130J Super
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Seth Carozza, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, flies over Eastern Africa to support airlift operations, Feb. 16, 2021. The 75th EAS is th... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Mulvey (right) commander
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Mulvey (right) commander of the the 3d Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3d Marine Logistics Group from Okinawa Japan assists Sgt. Brett Nelson ... More
The aftermath of Cyclone Idai can be seen from a World
The aftermath of Cyclone Idai can be seen from a World Food Programme helicopter transporting aid from Beira Airport to Bebedo, Mozambique, April 8, 2019, during humanitarian relief efforts in the Republic of M... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Oesterlec, left, and Capt.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Oesterlec, left, and Capt. Derek Monjeau, pilots both assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), fly a C-130J Hercules... More
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Kramer, assigned to the East
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Kramer, assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, drives a HMMWV while participating in an emergency deployment response exercise, East A... More
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Mickens waits for engine start
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Mickens waits for engine start prior to take off of a UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopter in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise at Simmons Army Air Field, N.C., June 25, 2013. Mickens i... More
An AH-64A Apache flies over Adazi Military Training
An AH-64A Apache flies over Adazi Military Training Base, Latvia June 13, 2016. U.S. forces and NATO partners are in Europe participating in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directe... More
U.S. service members participate in a High Altitude
U.S. service members participate in a High Altitude Low Open (HALO) parachute jump from a C-130 Hercules near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 20, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt. Chris Hibben)
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, participate in a High Altitude Low Open (HALO) parachute jump in... More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 82nd Airborne prepare the
U.S. Army soldiers with the 82nd Airborne prepare the howitzer M777 for firing during an exercise at the Sicily Drop Zone, just outside of Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 25, 2013. The Joint Operational Exercise (JOAX) ... More
Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, left,
Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Karl Penny, left, and Warrant Officer Nicholas Stubbs-Race, both 37th Squadron loadmasters, prepare to release a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 201... More
The people of Nhagau sit and wait for food aid to be
The people of Nhagau sit and wait for food aid to be distributed in Nhagau, Mozambique, April 6, 2019. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is helping meet requirements identified by U.S. Agency for Interna... More
A view out of an Air Force Reserve WC-130J Super Hercules
A view out of an Air Force Reserve WC-130J Super Hercules of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi during a mission to fly through the eye of Hurricane Irma Sep. 10, 2017... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, wait for the signal to push an airdrop package from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operatio... More
(Left to right) Senior Airman Stephen Clark and Airman
(Left to right) Senior Airman Stephen Clark and Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmasters, sit on the open ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules flying near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Ma... More
A group of village elders on the island of Woleai in
A group of village elders on the island of Woleai in the Federated States of Micronesia, sort the five Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian aid bundles airdropped as part Operation Christmas Drop 2019 into 78 ev... More
Royal Canadian Regiment Sgt. Clayton Comeau, a joint
Royal Canadian Regiment Sgt. Clayton Comeau, a joint terminal attack controller with M Company, 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment, replaces his helmet after landing at the Luzon Drop Zone, Camp MacKall, N.C., Feb. 24... More
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph
Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz (right) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Arcega, loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron, stand ready to push an airdrop package from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Chris... More
A man walks his bike in the sand carrying charcoal
A man walks his bike in the sand carrying charcoal to his home in Nhagau, Mozambique, April 6, 2019. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is helping meet requirements identified by U.S. Agency for Internati... More