U.S. Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing and 374th AW coordinate servicing for C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a Maximum Endurance Operation en route to the Philippines to support Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)
| Date Taken: | 04.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2026 23:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9628340 |
| VIRIN: | 260417-F-BO786-1139 |
| Resolution: | 5293x2977 |
| Size: | 3.16 MB |
| Location: | YOKOTA AIR BASE, JP |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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