Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency (HA/DR) operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

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Lance Cpl. Eric M. Wanczak, a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 loadmaster, calculates weight distribution for a C-130 in preparation for a humanitarian mission to Sendai, Japan, as part of Operation Tomodachi here March 25. Balancing an aircraft requires some mathematical prowess, which loadmasters attain at school where they spend approximately five weeks learning math.

110325-M-0000C-001.jpg Photo By: Cpl. Joseph Marianelli

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Mar 25, 2011

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan - Lance Cpl. Eric M. Wanczak, a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 loadmaster, calculates weight distribution for a C-130 in preparation for a humanitarian mission to Sendai, Japan, as part of Operation Tomodachi here March 25. Balancing an aircraft requires some mathematical prowess, which loadmasters attain at school where they spend approximately five weeks learning math.

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