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386th AEW deliver critical supplies to frontlines Jun 21, 2017 - "We aim for first pass success. One pass, one drop," said Maj. Josh Linden, the 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron chief of tactics, as he described the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s airdrop mission. [Read more...]	C-130 tactical expertise starts at Little Rock Feb 13, 2017 - Throughout the Air Force, Airmen depend on each other to ensure the mission is completed. Just as pilots depend on an array of career field specialists to guarantee an aircraft is mission-ready, weapons undergraduate pilots in the C-130 Weapons Instructor Course depend on loadmasters to help understand what goes on in the back of the aircraft. [Read more...]

Yokota receives last C-130H loadmaster Jul 17, 2016 - The 374th Airlift Wing is the last active duty wing in the Air Force to operate the reliable and versatile work horse of airlift: the C-130 Hercules. Recently, the 374 AW received the U.S. Air Force’s last active duty loadmaster trained on the C-130H. [Read more...]	C-130J loadmasters help deliver goods in Afghanistan Aug 31, 2015 - When mission essential goods need to be delivered to bases around Afghanistan, C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters provide the help needed to ensure cargo is placed in the right hands in support of NATO's Resolute Support mission. [Read more...]
The lives of C-130J loadmasters Jul 24, 2015 - The hot summer sun beats down on the flightline causing beads of sweat to drip down the faces of loadmasters stationed at Dyess, their hands red from securing the straps of cargo pallets. [Read more...]

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