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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing conduct offload method B training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method uses barrels to distribute payload weight equally when no offloading equipment is available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Caldron)

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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing prepares to take off after delivering a payload that was offloaded using the offloading method B at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method helps reduce ground time of the C-130 and is used where loader support isn’t readily available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing position barrels beneath the payload’s platform to properly distribute its weight utilizing the offloading method B at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method began back during the Vietnam era where the C-130 Hercules traveled to harsh locations that couldn’t readily provide loader support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Caldron)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing position unload a payload using offload method B from a 353rd SOW C-130 Hercules at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method helps reduce ground time of the C-130, the barrels help to distribute the weight of a payload and is used where loader support isn’t readily available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Caldron)

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Published June 9, 2023