Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Logo Feb. 26, 2024 Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, completes an interior inspection on a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. Loadmasters consistently train to maintain mission readiness to execute theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, completes an interior inspection on a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. The training consisted of running through a checklist to ensure simulated paratroopers were properly released from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares to open the troop door of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. Loadmasters consistently train to maintain mission readiness to execute theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milo Carter, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, and Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th AS loadmaster, look out the troop door of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. The loadmasters simulated personnel drops and completed an in-flight checklist to ensure simulated paratroopers were properly released from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo before closing the troop door of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. Loadmasters consistently train to maintain mission readiness to execute theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads a pallet onto a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS after completing a combat offload at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. A combat offload is a tactic employed for the quick unloading of aircraft cargo in austere environments where traditional pallet-moving equipment is unavailable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Losaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides cargo onto the ramp of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. Loadmasters consistently train to maintain mission readiness to execute theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milo Carter, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, loads a chock onto a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS after completing a combat offload at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2024. A combat offload is a tactic employed for the quick unloading of aircraft cargo in austere environments where traditional pallet-moving equipment is unavailable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler) Details Download Loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted routine readiness training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22. The loadmasters simulated personnel drops and completed an in-flight checklist to ensure simulated paratroopers were properly released from the aircraft. Additionally, the aircrew demonstrated the ability to perform combat offload method-A, a tactic employed for the quick unloading of aircraft cargo in austere environments where traditional pallet-moving equipment is unavailable.