Nine U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules taxi down the flightline during the elephant walk portion of exercise Airborne 23 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023. The operation demonstrated the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s capacity to employ large-scale airborne personnel and supply insertion, and to provide an opportunity for U.S. and Japanese forces to practice integrated operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone)