Aerial porters saving countless lives moving air cargo in Iraq
Airmen assigned to the 438th Aerial Port Flight and an aircrew from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., coordinate the offload of a C-17 Globemaster III April 21 at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Since January, 438th APF Airmen have processed more than 32,000 passengers, 15,528 tons of cargo and more than 2,600 aircraft, keeping nearly 12,000 American servicemembers off the roads in convoys. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Ken Hall)