U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi on the flight line before a six-ship sortie from Yokota Air Base, Japan, on January 6, 2006.

The Hercules are attached to the 36th Airlift Squadron, which is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific region.

DoD photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis, U.S. Air Force.

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