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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gene Phonthipsavath, right, explains capabilities of C-130 Hercules equipment to Japanese Air Force Tech. Sgt. Masahiro Nakanishi, Special Airlift Group crew chief, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2016. Phonthipsavath is a crew chief assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Nakanishi is a crew chief assigned to the Special Airlift Group. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo

Hercules Capabilities

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gene Phonthipsavath, right, explains capabilities of C-130 Hercules equipment to Japanese Air Force Tech. Sgt. Masahiro Nakanishi, Special Airlift Group crew chief, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2016. Phonthipsavath is a crew chief assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Nakanishi is a crew chief assigned to the Special Airlift Group. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo

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