The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the Marine’s week-long jump training during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, earlier this month. USAF photographers captured brilliant nighttime photos of the Marines, Airmen and badass C-130 Hercules during the exercises and we have shared some of the best photos in the gallery below.
Marines board a Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn
Marines sit and wait during airborne training aboard an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn
1st Lt. John Adams, right, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigator, shows Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force how to operate drop zone indicator lights at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump week. III MEF Marines conducted weeklong jump training from a U.S. Air Force C-130H, assigned to the 36 AS. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and time-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force descends to the drop zone after exiting from an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Brown looks out the side door of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. Brown is a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn
Marines prepare to depart an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn
A Marine jumps from the back of an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn
Marines depart an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn
A U.S. Marine form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force recovers a parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force sit in a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)
A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force descends to the drop zone after exiting from an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force stand ready to jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the Marine’s week-long jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)
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