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    36 AS conducts HIRAIN with US Marines, enables bilateral operations [Image 7 of 38]

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    36 AS conducts HIRAIN with US Marines, enables bilateral operations

    KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    09.17.2025

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Doan 

    374th Airlift Wing

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and 353d Special Operations Wing prepare to load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ammo pod into a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS during a HIMARS Rapid Insertion training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The training gave 36th AS personnel an opportunity to practice emerging tactics, techniques, and procedures that allow C-130 aircrews to reload ammo pods into a HIMARS without any material handling equipment, such as K-loaders and forklifts, in a process known as HIMARS Direct Reload Inside Plane (HIDRIP). The 353rd SOW is currently writing checklists and procedures for HIDRIP in conjunction with the 561st Weapons Squadron and provided the 36th AS with the draft publications necessary to prepare them for mission execution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Doan)

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    Date Taken: 09.17.2025
    Date Posted: 09.29.2025 07:00
    Photo ID: 9344894
    VIRIN: 250918-F-GS842-1463
    Resolution: 6048x4024
    Size: 11.29 MB
    Location: KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP

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