U.S. Marine Corps GySgt. Benjamin Dampier, an air traffic control mobile team member with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares communications for a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st MAW, to land on an unimproved runway at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gifu Airfield, Gifu, Japan, April 9, 2026. VMGR-152 bolstered bilateral readiness by landing a KC-130J Super Hercules on an unimproved runway at Gifu Air Base for the first time. Dampier is a native of Louisiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cecilia Campbell)
| Date Taken: | 04.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2026 19:34 |
| Photo ID: | 9606768 |
| VIRIN: | 260409-M-PK775-1126 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 2.93 MB |
| Location: | JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE GIFU AIR FIELD, GIFU, JP |
| Web Views: | 15 |
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