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Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training
Yokota Air Base
February 26, 2024
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. (Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler, U.S. Air Force)
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.