A C-130J aircrew from the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB (Official Squadron Page) practice a Combat Offload Method C recently at Fort Huachuca. Combat Offload Method C procedures enable a controlled offload of single or multiple pallets with minimal taxiway space and no external equipment or support required. They just slide off the ramp as the aircraft inches forward.
U.S. Airmen with the 61st Airlift Squadron, out of Little Rock Air Force Base, perform a combat offload method C to remove training pallets out of a C-130J Hercules aircraft, while attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 19, 2023. Combat offload method C procedures enable a controlled offload of single or multiple pallets with minimal taxiway space and no external equipment or support required. Since 1983 the training centeU.S. Airmen with the 61st Airlift Squadron, out of Little Rock Air Force Base, perform a combat offload method C to remove training pallets out of a C-130J Hercules aircraft, while attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 19, 2023. Combat offload method C procedures enable a controlled offload of single or multiple pallets with minimal taxiway space and no external equipment or support required. Since 1983 the training centeU.S. Airmen with the 61st Airlift Squadron, out of Little Rock Air Force Base, perform a combat offload method C to remove training pallets out of a C-130J Hercules aircraft, while attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 19, 2023. Combat offload method C procedures enable a controlled offload of single or multiple pallets with minimal taxiway space and no external equipment or support required. Since 1983 the training cente
The 2-week Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course isn’t all about flying. During the Arizona portion of the course the aircrews practice combat offload technics. Combat Offload Method B, in particular is conducted when traditional equipment, such as a K-loader, isn’t available to remove cargo from the aircraft. Barrels are placed on the ground to support the cargo as the aircraft slowly pulls forward to release the equipment.
U.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advancedU.S. Airmen with the 139th Aerial Port Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, conduct a combat offload method B with a C-130J Hercules aircrew assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, who are attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 18, 2023. Combat offloads are performed when traditional equipment used to remove cargo from an aircraft, like a K-loader, are not available. Since 1983 the training center has provided advanced
