Pakistan relief efforts

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Airmen and Soldiers load a CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy here. Company B, 214th Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at nearby Wheeler Army Air Field, received orders to deploy 60 troops, four helicopters and support equipment to Pakistan to support earthquake relief operations. A total force team here helped load the aircraft Oct. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Airlift honored

RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Gen. Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, speaks at the ceremonial closing of this longtime airlift base. The ceremony was Oct. 10 and closed the Air Force's "Gateway to Europe" after 60 years of service. The Air Force will turn the base over to the Frankfurt Airport Authority in December. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)