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June 10 airpower summary: C-17s support SWA operations

A C-17 Globemaster IIIs, similiar to this one, provide cargo and troop support and intra-theater heavy airlift, helping sustain operations throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster)
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May 22 airpower summary: C-130s transport troops

Senior Airman Matt Cooper provides security for a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a cargo mission in Afghanistan. Airman Cooper is part of a Fly Away Security Forces Team assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces and deployed from the 355th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The C-130 is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
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May 20 airpower summary: C-17s carry mission to front

A C-17 Globemaster III is returning to an air base in Southwest Asia after conducting a mission engaged in the War on Terrorism. C-17s transport passengers and cargo throughout the area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon)
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Staff Sgt. James Rice and 1st Lt. Justin Fitzpatrick go through a preflight checklist to ensure all the control and pressure guages are working on the instrument panel prior to a C-130 Hercules departure on a passenger/cargo mission to Iraq May 13. Both Lieutenant Fitzpatrick and Sergeant Rice are deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Sergeant Rice is a C-130 Hercules engineer, and Lieutenant Fitzpatrick is a co-pilot with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
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A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron awaits its crew, passengers and cargo before being flown on a mission into Iraq May 13 from an air base in Southwest Asia. The 737th EAS is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. The Airmen there received and processed more than 330,000 passengers and 48,000 tons of cargo, baggage and mail that were flown on more than 8,200 C-130 and C-17 Globemaster III missions since January. The C-130 is from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
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Senior Airman Joel Pfaff martials in Airman 1st Class Bryan Rogers during a passenger and cargo download/upload mission May 13 at an air base in Iraq. Airman Pfaff is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Airman Rogers is an aerial porter from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group deployed from McGuire AFB, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
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Senior Airman Joel Pfaff stands next to the rear left troop cargo door ensuring all passengers make it onboard safely during a passenger/cargo mission May 13 to an air base in Iraq. Airman Pfaff is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and the Soldiers returning home from a 14-month deployment are from the A Battery, 1-10 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 31st Division out of Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
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Senior Airman Joel Pfaff uses a personal digital assistant to compute the weight and balance of the aircraft prior to takeoff May 13 from an air base in Iraq. Airman Pfaff's job is to ensure the cargo and passengers are balanced correctly in the back of the aircraft. Airman Pfaff is a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)
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Help is on the way

Tech. Sgt. John Kortez (below) and Staff Sgt. Randy Afshar remove cargo netting from a pallet offloaded from a Boeing 747 commercial airplane May 16 at Utapao Thai Royal Navy Air Base, Thailand. The humanitarian aid supplies are to be delivered to Burma. Sergeant Kortez is from the 36th Contingency Response Squadron and Sergeant Afshar is from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron, both from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sonya Croston)
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Herculean support for convoys

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Ellwood and Staff Sgt. Ronnie James wait for cargo and passengers to be loaded onto a C-130 Hercules during a combat mission May 7 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron help prevented convoy vehicles and servicemembers from traveling along improvised explosive device-laden Iraqi roads by airlifting troops and supplies throughout the area of operations. Airman Ellwood and Sergeant James are 777th EAS loadmasters deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Herculean support for convoys

Col. Donald Kimminau and Capt. Jesse Caldwell look on as cargo is brought up to the aircraft for loading May 7 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron help prevented convoy vehicles and servicemembers from traveling along improvised explosive device-laden Iraqi roads by airlifting troops and supplies throughout the area of operations. Colonel Kimminau is the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group deputy commander deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., and Captain Caldwell is a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aircraft commander deployed from Little Rock AFB, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Herculean support for convoys

Staff Sgt. Ronnie James ushers a pallet of cargo into a C-130 Hercules during a combat mission May 7 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron help prevented convoy vehicles and servicemembers from traveling along improvised explosive device-laden Iraqi roads by airlifting troops and supplies throughout the area of operations. Sergeant James is a 777th EAS loadmaster deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Herculean support for convoys

Cargo is loaded onto a C-130 Hercules May 10 at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron help prevented convoy vehicles and servicemembers from traveling along improvised explosive device-laden Iraqi roads by airlifting troops and supplies throughout the area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Ali Airmen keep creepy crawlies contained

A beetle runs away after being discovered hiding in cargo headed to the United States from Ali Base, Iraq. Military police Airmen inspect all cargo and equipment for soil, insects and other forms of life that could be a threat to ecosystems, agriculture and land in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan)
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Ali Airmen keep creepy crawlies contained

Airman 1st Class Cody Colston inspects cargo at Ali Base, Iraq, before it leaves for the United States. The Provost Marshal's office inspects the cargo of more than 10,000 incoming and outgoing personnel to help prevent the contamination of foreign life in native ecosystems. Airman Colston is a 407th Provost Marshal's office military police Airman, and is deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo /Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)
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May 14 airpower summary: C-17s master the globe

C-17 Globemaster IIIs deliver passengers and cargo throughout the area of operations to support operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The C-17 and its crew are assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and are deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer)
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New hydraulic lift aims to boost contingency capabilities

An Airman from the 816th Global Mobility Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., uses a push-button control to test the deployable-hydraulic lift during a demonstration with the Air Mobility Battlelab. The AMB, located in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., coordinated the demonstration as part of the Deployable-Hydraulic Lift Initiative which aims to help contingency response Airmen have an easier time moving cargo in deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Art Tollefson)
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New hydraulic lift aims to boost contingency capabilities

Airmen from the 816th Global Mobility Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., use a forklift to move a deployable-hydraulic lift for assembly as part of a demonstration for the Air Mobility Battlelab. The AMB, located in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., coordinated the demonstration as part of a new Initiative which aims to help contingency-response Airmen have an easier time moving cargo in deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Art Tollefson)
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New hydraulic lift aims to boost contingency capabilities

Airmen from the 816th Global Mobility Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., assemble a deployable-hydraulic lift as part of a demonstration for the Air Mobility Battlelab. The AMB, located in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., coordinated the demonstration as part of the Deployable-Hydraulic Lift Initiative which aims to help contingency response Airmen have an easier time moving cargo in deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Art Tollefson)
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I won't fall

A young girl carefully walks down the cargo ramp of a C-5 Galaxy during AirFest 2008 at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The air show coincides with the 90th anniversary of March as a military base and the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
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