913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

Twelve U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen board a C-130J Super Hercules for an orientation flight hosted by the 913th Airlift Group May 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The flight, which was part of a two-ship training mission, gave the Airmen an opportunity to experience what happens during the airborne operations they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Justin Blattner, education and training manager, 913th Force Support Squadron and Airman 1st Class Jaylin Jones, customer service journeyman, 913 FSS, buckle into a C-130J Super Hercules for an orientation flight host by the 913th Airlift Group May 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The flight allowed the Airmen the opportunity to observe what aircrews do during the air operations they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Gary Dyer, a squadron aviation resource management specialist assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, grabs hearing protection before an orientation flight on a C-130J Super Hercules May 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Dyer was one of 12 Airmen chosen for the flight, hosted by the 913th Airlift Group, that lets the Airmen experience the airborne operations they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

U.S. Air Force Reserve 1st Lt. Tony Ciaccio, pilot, 327th Airlift Squadron, performs preflight checklists in a C-130J Super Hercules before taking off from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., May 6, 2017. Ciaccio was part of the two-ship training mission and his aircraft carried 12 Airmen on an orientation flight giving them an opportunity to observe what aircrews do during airborne operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Nolen Bartow, crew chief, 913th Maintenance Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Logan Magness, guidance and control technician, 913 MXS, stow a power cart cable May 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The cart supplies power to the aircraft in order to run checks on the electrical environmental systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Dustin Nelson, crew chief, 913th Maintenance Squadron, pulls a set of chocks from a C-130J Super Hercules May 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Wheel chocks are placed in front of and behind aircraft wheels to prevent accidental movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913 AG Airmen gain new perspective during orientation flight

Published May 12, 2017
By Master Sgt. Jeff Walston
913th Airlift Group

Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. -- Twelve U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen board a C-130J Super Hercules for an orientation flight hosted by the 913th Airlift Group May 6, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The flight, which was part of a two-ship training mission, gave the Airmen an opportunity to experience what happens during the airborne operations they support from the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)