The squadron took part in Operation Tomodachi , the response by the USAF to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , flying relief supplies to Sendai Airport , and in 2013 deployed aircraft to the Philippines for relief missions following Typhoon Haiyan . It began re-equipping with the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules late in 2016 . It will receive 14 C-130Js in all . The final C-130H departed Yokota for the last time on 16 October 2017
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
36th Airlift Squadron