Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education U.S. Air Force Logo Dec. 22, 2023 Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education U.S. Air Force Capt Trent Fleener, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, teaches Troop 5 Boy Scouts about the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The troop of international Boy Scouts learned about the various parts and instruments of a C-130J aircraft to earn their Aviation Merit Badge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education U.S. Air Force Maj Chase Hessman, 36th Airlift Squadron (AS) assistant director of operations, teaches Troop 5 Boy Scouts about the functions of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft engine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The 36th AS helped the Boy Scouts earn their Aviation Merit Badges by teaching them about the different parts of a C-130J aircraft, how to read an aeronautical chart, and how the aircraft uses and counteracts different forces of nature while flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education Jeff Stack, C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flight simulator lead instructor, surveys flight simulator monitors at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The monitors allow Stack to control all elements of the flight simulator and generate various scenarios for the operator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education A projector screen displays a simulated view of Mount Fuji at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. Yokota’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flight simulator is designed to be a complete replica of the inside of a C-130J cockpit and also visually represent the environment outside Yokota Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education Jamie Lloyd, Troop 5 Boy Scout, looks at a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flight simulator at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. To help facilitate earning their Aviation Merit Badge, a troop of international Boy Scouts learned about and simulated flying in a C-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Spencer Kans, 36th Airlift Squadron (AS) loadmaster, center-left, teaches Troop 5 Boy Scouts about the functions of the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. International Boy Scouts in middle school and high school toured through various locations that support Yokota’s C-130J aircraft, including the C-130 flight simulator, the aircraft control tower, and the 36th AS headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education Troop 5 Boy Scouts view the battery of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The troop of international Boy Scouts were able to view all parts of the C-130J to obtain a better understanding of the aircraft in pursuit of their Aviation Merit Badge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Emmitt Jordan, 374th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of standardization and evaluation, teaches Troop 5 Boy Scouts about the duties of radar controllers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The international Boy Scouts learned about all aspects of flying aircraft, including the roles and responsibilities of pilots, loadmasters, air traffic controllers, and radar controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education Jamie Lloyd, Troop 5 Boy Scout, simulates piloting a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. A troop of international Boy Scouts visited Yokota to learn about the functions of flight in pursuit of their Aviation Merit Badge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Yokota Boy Scouts fly high for aviation education Troop 5 Boy Scouts and 36th Airlift Squadron aircrew pose for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The troop of international Boy Scouts visited Yokota Air Base to learn about the functions of flight in pursuit of their Aviation Merit Badge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater) Details Download Members from the Troop 5 Boy Scouts visited Yokota Dec. 20 to learn about all things aircraft in pursuit of their Aviation Merit Badge. A group of eight boy scouts from middle and high schools toured the base air traffic control tower, the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flight simulator, a real C-130J aircraft and the 36th Airlift Squadron and learned about how to fly from air traffic controllers, pilots and loadmasters. Some of the requirements for earning their Merit badge included learning about parts of a C-130J aircraft, how to read an aeronautical chart, learning how the aircraft uses and counteracts different forces of nature while flying.