Airmen load C-130s

Cargo deployment line augmentees from the 35th Medical Group transfer fuel pods to a C-130 Hercules during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 1, 2015. When an exercise begins, Airmen are often transferred to different work stations to meet prominent mission requirements. Around 30 Airmen worked to prepare cargo pallets for deploying Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

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Davis leads a cargo load

Senior Airman Cameron Davis, 146th Airlift Wing loadmaster, guides Airman 1st Class Aaron Holmstedt, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, while loading a pallet of cargo onto a C-130 Hercules during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 1, 2015. Airmen worked through the weekend to prepare members to deploy to the Republic of Korea in support of Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

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Loadmasters prep a C-130

Loadmasters from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard prepare a C-130 Hercules for a cargo load during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 1, 2015. The C-130s flew in from California to support Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2, a weeklong operation that deployed Misawa Airmen and cargo to the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

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Airmen load cargo for deployment

Around 30 Airmen from various squadrons worked to load thousands of pounds of cargo onto C-130 Hercules in support of Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 1, 2015. The weeklong exercise incorporated multiple bases and deployed members to the Republic of Korea to test readiness and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

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Airmen wait to deploy

Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing wait to board a C-130 Hercules on March 1, 2015, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. As part of Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2, dozens of Misawa Airmen deployed to the Republic of Korea with the help of C-130 Hercules aircraft from the California Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

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Takeoff from Misawa

A C-130 Hercules takes off March 1, 2015, from Misawa Air Base, Japan, in support of Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2. The California Air National Guard provided the C-130s, which deployed cargo and members to the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn/Released)

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Total force effort supports ORE deployment

Published March 1, 2015
By 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, teamed up with members of the California Air National Guard to load and deploy cargo and personnel to the Republic of Korea in support of Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2. More than 30 Misawa Airmen from various squadrons spent the weekend preparing pallets for the deployment, all part of the weeklong Operational Readiness Exercise.

Airmen load C-130s

Davis leads a cargo load

Loadmasters prep a C-130

Airmen load cargo for deployment

Airmen wait to deploy

Takeoff from Misawa