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131028-F-YL744-937

Maj. Erin Kelley performs a preflight check on a C-130H Hercules before embarking on a retrograde mission to Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2013. The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and is a tactical airlift hub responsible for transporting passengers and cargo across U.S. Central Command. Kelley, a Kalamazoo, Mich. native, is deployed from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. Kelley is a 737th EAS pilot.

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131028-F-YL744-949

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Hough scans for threats during a retrograde mission to Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2013. The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and is a tactical airlift hub responsible for transporting passengers and cargo across U.S. Central Command. Hough, an Eagle River, Alaska native, is deployed from the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. Hough is a 737th EAS C-130H Hercules loadmaster.

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131022-F-SN009-996

A C-130 Hercules takes off as part of a large formation mission Oct. 22, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 10 C-130's flew during the mission to practice airlift tactics and procedures, highlighting Yokota AB's role as the primary airlift hub for the Western Pacific for peacetime and contingency operations.

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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

1st Lt. Brent Stevens and Maj. Devin Cummings maneuver a C-130 Hercules out of Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Stevens, a Tampa, Fla. native, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Cummings, a Manitowoc, Wis. native, is deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Cummings and Stevens are 774th EAS pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Night Airdrop, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan

Senior Airman Larry Webster scans for potential threats using night vision goggles after completing a cargo airdrop Oct. 7, 2013, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Webster is a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Retrograde Operations, Afghanistan

Senior Airman Leah Johnson checks the weight of a vehicle scheduled for shipping Sept. 22, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan. The 19th Movement Control Team a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, oversee the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Johnson, a St. Paul, Minn. native, is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Johnson is a 19th MCT aerial porter, (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Senior Airman Zac Sidders marshals a pallet of cargo into a C-130 Hercules Sept. 28, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill. native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard. Sidders is a 774th EAS loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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130928-F-YL744-271

Staff Sgt. David Billings, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flight engineer, monitors instrument data on a C-130 Hercules cargo plane in route to Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Billings, a Cabot, Ark., native, is deployed from the Little Rock, Arkansas Air National Guard.

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130928-F-YL744-365

Senior Airman Zac Sidders, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assists aerial porters from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron pushing cargo off a C-130 Hercules at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill., native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard.

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130928-F-YL744-112

Senior Airman Zac Sidders, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, marshals in a "tricon" shipping container at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill., native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard.

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130928-F-YL744-027

Senior Airman Zac Sidders, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, spots for traffic while reversing out of a parking spot at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill., native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard.

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130928-F-YL744-010

Staff Sgt. David Billings, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flight engineer, preflights a C-130 Hercules cargo plane before a mission out of Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Billings, a Cabot, Ark., native, is deployed from the Little Rock, Arkansas Air National Guard.

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130928-F-YL744-603

A number of final Department of Defense and military passengers board a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense.

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130923-F-YL744-228

Tech. Sgt. Christina Peckat, 19th Movement Control Team surface movement Airman, coordinates trucker traffic with Abdul Basir, a parking attendant, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Peckat, a Denver, Colo. native, is deployed from RAF Mildenhall, England.

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130923-F-YL744-018

Army 101st Airborne Division Soldiers make their way to a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2013. The 19th Movement Control Team, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno.

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130922-F-YL744-210

Staff Sgt. Daniel Hall, along with other 19th Movement Control Team aerial porters muscle a "tricon" shipping container into a 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013.

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130922-F-YL744-078

Senior Airman Leah Johnson, 19th Movement Control Team aerial porter, prepares a vehicle for shipping at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno.

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130921-F-YL744-264

A loadmaster from the 774th Expeditionary Air Lift Squadron and aerial porters from the 19th Movement Control Team, roll a "tricon" shipping container into a C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan, Sep. 21, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno.

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130921-F-YL744-234

A 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo plane kicks up dirt on a short runway landing at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2013. The 19th Movement Control Team, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno.

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130921-F-YL744-195

Senior Airman Matthew Hunter and Tech. Sgt. Jonnedi Paule, 19th Movement Control Team aerial porters, heft a "tricon" shipping container into a C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Hunter and Paule are both forward deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

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