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Airlift Power Arrives: C-130J Supports Combat-Ready Operations for REFORPAC 2025

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quincy Mendoza, 35th Maintenance Squadron transient alert craftsmen, marshals in a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC spans multiple across the Pacific, sharpening the USAF’s ability to rapidly deploy, sustain operations and project airpower in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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Airlift Power Arrives: C-130J Supports Combat-Ready Operations for REFORPAC 2025

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron offload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC, the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, trains Airmen to operate in a contested, dynamic environment while executing real-time force projection and joint interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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Airlift Power Arrives: C-130J Supports Combat-Ready Operations for REFORPAC 2025

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules offloads cargo in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. By linking bases across the Indo-Pacific, the exercise validates expeditionary operations and the seamless movement of aircraft, cargo and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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Airlift Power Arrives: C-130J Supports Combat-Ready Operations for REFORPAC 2025

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Tristram, 36th Airlift Squadron air transportation cargo unloader, aligns a K-loader truck with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules for cargo offloading in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC validates Pacific Air Forces’ capacity to lead large-scale, multinational contingency operations with more than 12,000 personnel and 300 aircraft being mobilized. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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Airlift Power Arrives: C-130J Supports Combat-Ready Operations for REFORPAC 2025

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Tristram, 36th Airlift Squadron air transportation cargo unloader, directs a K-loader truck towards a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules for cargo offloading in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC tests agile combat employment, logistics resilience and partner integration through degraded communications and real-time force dispersal drills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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Team work makes the dream work

A U.S. Air Force Airman directs the driver during the unloading of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 28, 2020. Since COVID-19, the number of regularly scheduled training missions has decreased. The airland training between the 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the 36th Airlift Sqaudron allowed new loadmasters to progress with their on-the-job upgrade training. Routinely the 36th AS missions involve cargo being air dropped. Airdrop and airland have some similar elements as far as loading goes on the ground but the offloading portion is what differs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
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Cargo unload

U.S. Air Force Airman unload cargo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 28, 2020. Since COVID-19, the number of regularly scheduled training missions has decreased. The airland training between the 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the 36th Airlift Sqaudron allowed new loadmasters to progress with their on-the-job upgrade training. Routinely the 36th AS missions involve cargo being air dropped. Airdrop and airland have some similar elements as far as loading goes on the ground but the offloading portion is what differs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
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Unloading an F-16 engine

U.S. Air Force Airmen unload an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 28, 2020. Since COVID-19, the number of regularly scheduled training missions has decreased. The airland training between the 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the 36th Airlift Sqaudron allowed new loadmasters to progress with their on-the-job upgrade training. Routinely the 36th AS missions involve cargo being air dropped. Airdrop and airland have some similar elements as far as loading goes on the ground but the offloading portion is what differs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
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I got your six

A U.S. Air Force Airman directs the driver during the unloading of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 28, 2020. Since COVID-19, the number of regularly scheduled training missions has decreased. The airland training between the 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and the 36th Airlift Sqaudron allowed new loadmasters to progress with their on-the-job upgrade training. Routinely the 36th AS missions involve cargo being air dropped. Airdrop and airland have some similar elements as far as loading goes on the ground but the offloading portion is what differs (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
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Loading an R-11 fuel truck

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster from the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, directs Senior Airman Tristin Giffor, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, into a C-130J Super Hercules during an Agile Combat Employment capabilities development event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. This was the first time in three years an R-11 fuel truck was loaded onto a C-130J at Misawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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prepare to load

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen from the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, prepare a C-130J Super Hercules to load an R-11 refueling truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan, during an Agile Combat Employment capabilities development event, Feb. 12, 2020. ACE focuses on the ability to disperse, recover and rapidly resume operations in a contested or austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Palletizing cargo

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing palletize cargo prior to loading onto a C-130J Super Hercules during an Agile Combat Employment capabilities development event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. ACE is a warfighting concept in which Airmen and equipment rapidly deploy to an austere location where they can create self-sustainable operations for an extended period of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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When fuel trucks fly

U.S. Air National Guardsmen from the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Airmen from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, prepare to load an R-11 fuel truck on a C-130J Super Hercules during a 35-hour Agile Combat Employment capabilities development event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. The exercise involved various types of training, including distributed operations, ACE, and tactical mobility and fighter integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Sunset loading

U.S. Air National Guardsmen from the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, prepare to load an R-11 fuel truck on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. Capabilities such as a tactical airlift by a C-130J of an R-11 fuel truck provides Pacific Air Forces’ bases global reach and agility in the Indo-Pacific region by ensuring aircraft and personnel are able to rapidly maneuver throughout the theater to respond to any contingency or crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Refueling an F-16

A refueling technician pulls a hose from an R-11 fuel truck to an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an Agile Combat Employment mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. The 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 flew from Misawa Air Base to Yokota to practice rapid aircrew swap-out procedures. The rapid aircrew swap-out was one of several learning objections during the 35-hour ACE mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Observing a wet-wing defuel

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing observe a wet-wing defuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. The purpose of the wet-wing mission is to deliver fuel for air operations at a forward operating base that does not have an established fuel storage facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Wet-wing defuel

U.S. Air Force 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen pull a hose from an R-11 fuel truck to a C-130J Super Hercules during a wet-wing defuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. A wet-wing defuel transfers fuel from the wings of a C-130J to either another an expeditionary fuel bladder or to a fuel truck while the engines run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Push it to the limit

U.S. Air Force 35th Maintenance and Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen push cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, in support of a Tsuiki, Japan, aviation training relocation mobility movement at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018. Personnel loaded palettes filled with maintenance, operations and mission support equipment to ensure deployed Airmen can execute their respective duties away from home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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All aboard

U.S. Air Force 35th Maintenance Squadron personnel walk to a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, participating in a Tsuiki, Japan, aviation training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018. The biennial exercise is the latest in a series of joint/bilateral field training exercises since 1986 designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability of U.S. forces and the Japan Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Loadmaster loads

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Antonio Parks, a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits for cargo to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, in support of a Tsuiki, Japan, aviation training relocation mobility movement at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018. Loadmasters ensure aircraft, cargo and passengers get transported safely and in a timely manner, perform maintenance checks before and during the flight and prepare rigging inside of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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