A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airman inspects the systems on a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II in preparation for aircrew during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 25, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The routine training educated Airmen on how to launch and recover an aircraft in an environment with suspected contaminates. (U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airman inspects the systems on a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II in preparation for aircrew during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 25, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The routine training educated Airmen on how to launch and recover an aircraft in an environment with suspected contaminates. (U.S. Air Force Stock Photo

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