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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josiah Markum, 374th Security Forces Squadron fly-away security team member, secures the perimeter around a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron after unloading assets in support of U.S. Army Pacific operations in the Philippines.

(Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell, U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josiah Markum, 374th Security Forces Squadron fly-away security team member, secures the perimeter around a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron after unloading assets in support of U.S. Army Pacific operations in the Philippines, May 24, 2025. The 374th Airlift Wing provides support to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces through exercises, airlift missions, and humanitarian and disaster relief mission support - enforcing their ability to maintain aerial proficiency of U.S. and allied forces within the Indo-Pacific region.

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