C-130J transition on track as Guardsmen prepare for change
Tech. Sgt. Noah Polcar, a 154th Training Squadron loadmaster, conducts systems check before a flight, Aug. 11, 2022, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Due to the lack of a flight engineer on the C-130J, many of the preflight duties now fall to the loadmasters to accomplish, streamlining processes and creating better avenues for communication between the aircrew. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Roles)