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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dereck Blair, 374th Operations Support Squadron landing zone safety officer, observes the LZ at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2026. 

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dereck Blair, 374th Operations Support Squadron landing zone safety officer, observes the LZ at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2026. The training focused on establishing and operating a LZ in an unprepared environment, strengthening Airmen’s ability to support airlift operations in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David S. Calcote)

Airmen assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron alongside a C-12J Huron assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron conducted contingency landing zone operations training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2026.

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