C-17 Arrival

C-17 piloted by Brigadier Gen. Buddy Reed taxis in as crewchief Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Eckert directs the aircraft to its parking location at Travis AFB. The arriving C-17 is the second of thirteen that will be stationed at Travis. Photo by David W. Cushman GS-11

C-17 Arrival

C-17 piloted by Brigadier Gen. Buddy Reed taxis in as crewchief Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Eckert directs the aircraft to its parking location at Travis AFB. The arriving C-17 is the second of thirteen that will be stationed at Travis. Photo by David W. Cushman GS-11

U.S. opens Berlin Airlift Show with "Spirit"

Chief Master Sgt. Evelyn Irwin and Col. Gary Cook discuss the C-17 Globemaster III's cargo load capabilities with members of a Chinese delegation visiting the Berlin Air Show May 16, 2006. The Chinese delegation included (from left center) Maj. Gen. Yue Xicui, Lt. Gen. Huang Xin and Maj. Zhang Dezhao. General Xicui is the Chinese Air Force's first female pilot and has more than 6,000 flying hours. Various models of U.S. military aircraft and about 60 support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are attending the air show at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport May 16-21. Chief Irwin and Colonel Cook are from the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Pamela A.Q. Cook)

U.S. opens Berlin Airlift Show with "Spirit"

Maj. James Dignan describes some of the features of the C-130J Hercules to Chinese Maj. Gen. Yue Xicui (left) and Maj. Zhang Dezhao on May 16, 2006 at the Berlin Air Show. General Xicui is the Chinese Air Force's first female pilot and has more than 6,000 flying hours. Various models of U.S. military aircraft and about 60 support personnel from bases in Europe and the United States are attending the air show at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport May 16-21. Major Dignan is a pilot with the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Pamela A.Q. Cook)

C-17 in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - "The Spirit of Berlin" C-17 Globemaster III lands May 16 after a flight demonstration at the Berlin Air Show. The C-17 from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and other Air Force and Army aircraft are attending the air show at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport May 16-21. The Berlin Air Show is one of the premier events of its type in the world, and U.S. military participation contributes to a number of U.S. security and foreign policy interests. Participation promotes standardization and interoperability of equipment with our NATO allies and other potential coalition partners, highlights the strength of the U.S. commitment to the security of Europe and demonstrates that U.S. industry is producing equipment that will be critical to the success of current and future military operations. (Photo by Maj. Pamela A.Q. Cook, USAF)

Combat support flight

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules is readied for takeoff at Sather Air Base, Iraq, on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. The aircraft is from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Combat support flight

Capt. Fred Phelan uses the joystick controls of the APN214 navigation system to designate waypoints on a display screen on Wednesday, April 19, 2006, over Southwest Asia. When the aircraft is in autopilot mode, it can fly itself to the series of waypoints regardless of weather or other flight factors. Captain Phelan is a Reserve navigator deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is from the 327th Airlift Squadron at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Combat support flight

Maj. Mike Steigerwald (right) and Capt. Brady Ohr view the control panel on their C-130 Hercules and surrounding airspace during a combat support flight over Southwest Asia on Wednesday, April 19, 2006. The reservists are deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from the 327th Airlift Squadron at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Combat support

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. John Eric Hall, Tech. Sgt. Craig Schueller and Capt. Tim Pemberton approach a runway in a C-130 Hercules after a combat support mission. The Reservists are with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Critical care

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Army Sgt. Jamie Hughes of the 101st Airborne Division relaxes during a flight out of Iraq on a C-130 Hercules. Critical care air transport teams set up air evacuation litter racks and patient care kits so patients can have safe and comfortable flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

Banking over Lake Michigan

An Air Force Reserve Command C-130 from the 440th Airlift Wing, General Mitchell International Airport-Air Reserve Station, Milw., banks over Lake Michgan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Oliva)

New Years' over Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- In the glow of a C-130 Hercules' cargo compartment, Staff Sgt. Jason Hall keeps an eye out the window for signs of an attack. The crew flew a New Year's Eve mission to deliver passengers and cargo. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 731st Airlift Squadron are ending their Southwest Asia tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

C-17 record breaking flight

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AFPN) -- A formation of 17 C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia during low-level tactical training. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings here, were part of the largest formation in history from a single base and demonstrated the strategic airdrop capability of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

C-17 formation

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AFPN) -- A formation of 17 C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base fly in formation today. The flight, which demonstrates the U.S. Air Force's strategic capability, is the largest formation of C-17s to take flight from a single base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard T. Kaminsky)

Dubai 2005 air show

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--1st Lt Heather Swanson, an Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. reviews features of the C-17 Globemaster III to a group a business men at the Dubai 2005 air show.

Back home

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- The final C-130J Hercules from the 403rd Wing here touched down after being forward deployed to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. The 403rd Wing mission, which includes the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" and the 815th Airlift Squadron's "Flying Jennies," fully reinstated its mission at Keesler after Hurricane Katrina damaged their home unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

Back home

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Mark Fowler guides a C-130J Hercules into its parking spot here. The 403rd Wing mission, which includes the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's "Hurricane Hunters" and the 815th Airlift Squadron's "Flying Jennies," fully reinstated its mission at Keesler after Hurricane Katrina damaged their home unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

Hurricane Wilma

NAVAL AIR STATION - JOINT RESERVE BASE, FORT WORTH, Texas -- Pallets of food and water are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III here for delivery to Florida. As part of a joint effort, Airmen, Sailors and Defense Department civilians assisted the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Hurricane Wilma relief operations Oct. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Bill L. Goben, Jr.)

First C-5A assigned

A crowd of 350 greeted the first C-5A Galaxy assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, during an arrival ceremony Oct. 3. The giant cargo hauler is replacing the retiring C-141 Starlifter fleet, which is being retired.

Earthquake relief

Islamabad, Pakistan -- Airman prepare to unload cargo here as part of the Pakistan earthquake relief effort. The earthquake has killed an estimated 40,000 people and has left thousands more injured in Afganistan, Pakistan, India, and the Kashmir region.(USAF photo by Airman 1st Class De-Juan Haley)(Released)

Hurriane Katrina Aerial Spraying

050913-F-3849M-001 Tech. Sgt. Jim Graves (left) and Staff Sgt. Tom Kocis, aerial spray maintenance technicians with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, check recirculation valves during a pre-flight inspection of the Modular Aerial Spray System Sept. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shawn David McCowan)

Refuge from the storm

050902-F-5515J-002 Volunteers from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., shuttle a patient who arrived there on a C-141 assigned to Air Force Reserve Commands 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. About 100 patients were airlifted to Dobbins for transportation to hospitals in Atlanta, one of 17 cities in the country taking 2,500 Hurricane Katrina victims. At Dobbins, the patients went to the 80th Aerial Port Squadron building where Veterans Administration medical people assessed their conditions before they were transported by ambulance to one of 38 Atlanta hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bo Joyner)

EMERGENCY OFF-LOAD

050831-F-7835B-001 LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT, La. - Senior Airman Jonathan R. Ash and Tech. Sgt. Ava M. Swedock, 337th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, help a Federal Emergency Management Agency worker drive an emergency vehicle off a C-5 Galaxy Aug. 31. C-5s from Air Force Reserve Commands 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., airlifted FEMA teams from California to Louisiana as part of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

Aerial Spraying

050719-F-2585R-001 The Modular Aerial Spray System on Air Force Reserve Command C-130 aircraft can use a setting called ultra-low-volume and specialized spray boom nozzles like these to spread one-half to an ounce of chemical over an acre. The droplets need only be large enough to attach to the hair on a mosquitos leg to be effective. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple)