374 MXG, CES team up for C-130J rudder removal at Yokota AB

.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Looper and Senior Airman Memphis Thompson inspect a C-130J Super Hercules before repairs at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Looper, 374th Maintenance Group aero repair specialist, and Senior Airman Memphis Thompson, 374th MXG aircraft structures mechanic, inspect a C-130J Super Hercules before repairs at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2024. The rudder was detached to allow access to critical components of the aircraft for maintenance. (Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt, U.S. Air Force)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force maintenance personnel, alongside Japanese National workers from the 374th Maintenance Group and 374th Civil Engineering Squadron, prepare to remove the rudder of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron for repair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Oct. 24, 2024. The rudder was detached to allow access to critical components of the aircraft for maintenance.

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