Looking Out Over Yokota

March 5, 2013 7:19AM

Air Force Staff Sergeant Nickolas Alarcon observes a drop zone from the rear of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after deploying a light payload above Yokota Air Base, Japan. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo

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Our Spring 2013 issue highlights stories you might not know about the military. We'll debunk common military myths and explore little-known tales of heroism, while finding the stories behind some of the military's most prominent traditions.

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An Air Force pararescueman prepares to rappel down from a HH-60G Pave Hawk earlier this month over the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti. The 449th Air Expeditionary Group regularly conducts training in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Byers

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