![]() ![]() ![]() “The AMS moves any type of cargo someone can think of,” Yerkes said. ![]() “If there are a lot of pallets to be downloaded, regardless if it is a mission for the LRS or not, AMS will provide 40K-Loader support to speed up the cargo download or upload process,” he said.Īltogether, Yerkes explained their teams can deliver or receive anywhere from 1,000 pounds in truck shipments to 200,000 pounds of cargo by air transports. He added that sometimes the 35th LRS handles the shipments alone, but as large cargo amounts come in, the terminal is always there to lend a hand. “Our truck service is primarily to and from Yokota, and typically comes once or twice a week–depending on how much cargo is in the backlog.” “The majority of cargo we deal with is transported by trucks since Misawa does not get many cargo aircraft going to the places our cargo needs to go,” Yerkes explained. “We also make sure they have available parking on the flight line when they land.”Īs often as the terminal oversees flying operations, Yerkes said they also provide cargo transfers through other means when an air service is not necessary. “When we work with the AMS we let them know the arrival and departure times of the aircraft,” Beckman said. Making sure schedules align is a team effort Senior Airman Christopher Beckman, a 35th Operations Group airfield management shift lead, said they work to ensure the AMS here stays informed. “If there is any small window of airspace available for commercial and cargo aircraft to land, we will utilize that window,” Aguilera added. Francisco Aguilera, the Misawa 730th AMS OL-B air terminal ground handling services contracting officer representatives superintendent, said because the terminal usually has a consistent schedule, pilots do their best to schedule around their take-offs, but recognizes they cannot always shift flight times when the mission is at stake. “They have flying hour requirements every week, so if a row of jets are ready to take-off, our aircraft wait until they are finished. “The F-16 Fighting Falcons have priority,” Yerkes said. In other situations, AMC personnel work around the Wild Weasel mission schedule, ensuring requests like small cargo transfers have the time and air space to take-off and reach their destination. “But when it does happen a medical evacuation airlift would get to Misawa and leave the same day or within 24 hours after requested.” “A good thing is the frequency of medical evacuations are not constant,” Yerkes said. He added if there isn’t another airframe already at Misawa capable of converting to a medevac mission, they work with the C-130 Hercules and C-12 Hurons based out of Yokota. Yerkes said AMC works with the 35th Medical Group for medical evacuation situations. The heaviest weight may not always be the cargo sometimes, supporting the lives of others is the most important task for AMC personnel. If there are any passengers coming off with pets, we coordinate with Misawa’s pet kennel to have a qualified vet to clear the animals.” “If they need potable water, we supply it. “If an aircraft needs stairs, we coordinate with the 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron to get it to them,” Yerkes said. presence in the region by strategically distributing our posture over a wider geographic range. armed forces anywhere in the world within hours and helps sustain them in a conflict, and accomplishes that through their four core mission areas – airlift, air refueling, air mobility support and aeromedical evacuation, thus aiding the Pacific Command mission of enhancing the U.S. The terminal coordinates deployment matters with the rotator, sets up space-availability with the Patriot Express and assists the Air Force with normal operations, like medical evacuations and cargo transfers.ĪMC deploys U.S. “We handle many different exercises and deployments or aircraft just stopping in for fuel.”įalling under the Air Mobility Command-which prioritizes and sustains rapid global mobility through air movements with the right effects, in the right place and at the right time-the AMS OL-B air terminal ground handling services works as a detachment from Yokota Air Base, Japan. Daniel Yerkes, the 730th AMS OL-B air terminal ground handling services contracting officer representatives NCO in charge. “There’s a lot more to the air terminal than the Patriot Express,” said Tech. MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part feature highlighting the 730th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location Bravo air terminal ground handling services. ![]()
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