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Security forces provide fly-away protection

KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Capt. Sara Babbitt prepares to board a C-130 Hercules here for a security forces fly-away mission to a forward-operating base in Afghanistan. Security forces troops fly along to provide protection for the aircrew and cargo they are carrying. Captain Babbitt is a 416th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron security forces flight commander deployed here from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Security forces provide fly-away protection

AFGHANISTAN -- Senior Airman Desery Jenkins stands guard in front of a C-130 Hercules at a forward-operating base in Afghanistan. Security forces troops fly along to provide protection for the aircrew and cargo they are carrying. Airman Jenkins is a security forces journeyman with the 416th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron security forces flight and is deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (Courtesy photo)

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Expeditionary logistics team carries the load

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Robert Hutchinson prepares a C-17 Globemaster III to receive cargo by flipping over the tracks in the aircraft floor for easy loading. Airman Hutchinson is an air transportation specialist with the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here, deployed from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Catie Hague)

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Expeditionary logistics team carries the load

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Robert Willis uses a forklift to move cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III. Sergeant Hutchinson is an air transportation specialist with the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here, deployed from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Catie Hague)

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Airmen keep cargo, people moving

UTAPAO, Thailand -- Maj. Jaye Gandy is the tanker airlift control element operations chief here. He is normally attached to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. His team is responsible for moving humanitarian aid, supplies and people. (Department of Defense photo by Samantha L. Quigley)

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Airmen bring relief to tsunami-devastated region

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFPN) -- A tanker airlift control element team uses an all- terrain forklift to unload pallets of cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III that flew here from Utapao, Thailand. The C-17 was flown by a crew from the 8th Airlift Squadron based at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha L. Quigley)

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Airmen put relief on target

MEDAN, Indonesia -- A rigger with the 353rd Operations Support Squadron prepares to tiedown a Spanish Red Cross support vehicle in the cargo compartment of an MC-130H Combat Talon II here. The vehicle was delivered to Banda Aceh. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Farris)

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Airmen put relief on target

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A Spanish Red Cross water purification trailer is taken off an MC-130H Combat Talon II here by aerial delivery support branch specialists. Airmen of the 353rd Special Operations Group and Theater Special Operations Air Component help move tons of cargo daily at the tiny airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Farris)

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Frigid freight

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Daniel Skurka checks the paperwork for communications equipment being prepared for shipment to areas affected by tsunamis Dec. 26. About 25 people and 70 tons of cargo from the 35th Fighter Wing here are scheduled to deploy to the region Jan. 6 to assist relief operations there. Besides the communications cargo, 35th FW officials are scheduled to ship medical equipment and three airfield crash rescue firefighting vehicles. Sergeant Skurka is assigned to the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)

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Frigid freight

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Daruis Justice braves blowing snow on the flightline while preparing pallets of communications equipment for shipment to areas affected by tsunamis Dec. 26. About 25 people and 70 tons of cargo from the 35th Fighter Wing here are scheduled to deploy to the region Jan. 6 to assist relief operations there. Besides the communications cargo, 35th FW officials are scheduled to ship medical equipment and three airfield crash rescue firefighting vehicles. Airman Justice is a vehicle operator and dispatcher assigned to the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)

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Humanitarian aid

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen here load equipment and supplies bound for Southeast Asia as part of disaster relief following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia causing tsunami waves that have affected 12 countries. More than 36,000 meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through the base's cargo area. The 18th Wing is providing relief supplies and personnel to help with the humanitarian effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Pallazola)

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Humanitarian aid

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen here load equipment and supplies bound for Southeast Asia as part of disaster relief following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia causing tsunami waves that have affected 12 countries. More than 36,000 meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through the base's cargo area. The 18th Wing is providing relief supplies and personnel to help with the humanitarian effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Pallazola)

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Airmen keep the supplies moving

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen here help load an aircraft pallet of packaged meals bound for Southeast Asia as part of disaster relief following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that have affected 12 countries and have killed more than 100,000 people. More than 3,000 cases of meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through the cargo area here Dec. 29. The 18th Wing is providing relief supplies and personnel to help with the humanitarian effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Loading relief supplies

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen here help load relief supplies on an aircraft bound for Southeast Asia as part of disaster relief following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that have affected 12 countries and have killed more than 100,000 people. More than 3,000 cases of packaged meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through the cargo area here Dec. 29. The 18th Wing is providing relief supplies and personnel to help with the humanitarian effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Disaster relief efforts

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- An Air Force C-130 Hercules prepares for takeoff after being loaded with two aircraft pallets of packaged meals bound for Southeast Asia as part of disaster relief following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Dec.26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that have affected 12 countries and have killed more than 100,000 people. More than 3,000 cases of meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through the cargo area here Dec. 29. The 18th Wing is providing relief supplies and personnel to help with the humanitarian effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Delivering food

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman Autumn McHam attaches cargo netting to an aircraft pallet of packaged meals bound for Southeast Asia. The meals are part of a disaster relief package destined for the area struck by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that killed more than 100,000 people in 12 countries. More than 3,000 cases of meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through Kadena's cargo area Dec. 28. Airmen from the 18th Wing here are providing supplies to help with the humanitarian effort. Airman McHam is assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Airmen continue tsunami relief

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron help cover an aircraft pallet of packaged meals bound for Southeast Asia. Airmen from the 18th Wing here are providing supplies to help with the humanitarian effort for the area devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that killed at least 70,000 people in 12 countries. More than 3,000 cases of packaged meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through Kadena's cargo area Dec. 28. Three KC-135 Stratotankers from here also are slated to support relief efforts in Sri Lanka. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Airmen continue tsunami relief

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman Autumn McHam (left) and other Airmen here help cover an aircraft pallet of packaged meals bound for Southeast Asia. Airmen from the 18th Wing here are providing supplies to help with the humanitarian effort for the area devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that killed at least 70,000 people in 12 countries. More than 3,000 cases of packaged meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through Kadena's cargo area Dec. 28. Three KC-135 Stratotankers from here also are slated to support relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Airman McHam is assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Airmen continue tsunami relief

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Justin Sturn loads cases of packaged meals onto an aircraft pallet bound for Southeast Asia. The meals are part of a disaster relief package destined for the area struck by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that killed at least 70,000 people in 12 countries. More than 3,000 cases of meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through Kadena's cargo area Dec. 28. Airmen from the 18th Wing here are providing supplies to help with the humanitarian effort. Three KC-135 Stratotankers from here also are slated to support relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Sergeant Sturn is assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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Airmen continue tsunami relief

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Sara McClaskey readies a cargo net on an aircraft pallet bound for Southeast Asia. Airmen from the 18th Wing here are providing supplies to help with the humanitarian effort in the area devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake Dec. 26 off the coast of Indonesia. The quake caused tsunami waves that killed at least 70,000 people in 12 countries. More than 3,000 cases of packaged meals and four aircraft pallets of fresh water were processed through Kadena's cargo area Dec. 28. Three KC-135 Stratotankers from here also are slated to support relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Airman McClaskey is assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)

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