U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Valine, Lt. Col. Jeremy Burton, Master Sgt. Hector Frietze and Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Benton, left to right, members of the 187th Airlift Squadron, 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, pose for studio portraits at the 153rd Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyo., in May 2026. The four Airmen make up the wing's initial C-130J Super Hercules cadre — the first crew selected to train on the new airframe ahead of the aircraft's expected arrival in early 2028, as the wing transitions from the C-130H. Valine and Burton are pilots; Frietze and Benton are loadmasters. This image is a photo illustration: four individual studio portraits were combined into a single composite image. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Master Sgt. Jonathon Alderman)
| Date Taken: | 06.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2026 12:33 |
| Photo ID: | 9753501 |
| VIRIN: | 260616-Z-QG327-1001 |
| Resolution: | 4678x2631 |
| Size: | 2.3 MB |
| Location: | CHEYENNE, WYOMING, US |
| Web Views: | 31 |
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