During an eight-ship sortie, C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard and Tennessee Air National Guard taxi out at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2012. The sortie was part of the Samurai Surge exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
6/8/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.