A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System sits on the flight line prior to being loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a HIMARS Rapid Insertion training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The training gave personnel an opportunity to practice emerging tactics, techniques and procedures that allow C-130 aircrews to reload ammo pods into a HIMARS without any material handling equipment, such as K-loaders and forklifts, in a process known as HIMARS Direct Reload Inside Plane. This marked the first time on record that a Mobility Air Force aircrew within Pacific Air Forces has executed HIDRIP, as the 36th AS continues to develop homegrown training events designed to refine the skills needed to support operations in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Doan)
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Staff Sgt. Natalie Doan
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