Airborne Soldiers get ride to Haiti

Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner, a Soldier with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 27 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Chief Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both the C-130 and its aircrew are deployed to Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico, in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

Airborne Soldiers get ride to Haiti

Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner, a Soldier with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 27 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Chief Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both the C-130 and its aircrew are deployed to Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico, in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

Operation Unified Response: Behind the scenes with the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Ricardo Porto, 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron vehicle control officer, is one of the unsung support heroes of Operation Unified Response. "Helping someone is one of the best feelings you can have," said Sergeant Porto. "Operation Unified Response has been the most rewarding mission I've served in during my career in the Air Force." (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Coleman)

First AF Reserve mission from Puerto Rico

Staff Sgt. Daniel Osorio, an Active Duty C-130 Hercules crew chief deployed from the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing, looks over the aircraft before boarding it Jan. 25 at Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico. Moments later, the C-130 and its crew took off, performing their first mission in support of Haiti earthquake relief operations since deploying the Caribbean. Approximately 50 members of the 302nd AW deployed to Muniz Jan. 23 in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Sergeant Osorio is assigned to the 52nd Airlift Squadron, an Active Duty Air Force squadron associated with the AF Reserve's 302nd AW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

Coronet Oak responds to Haiti Earthquake

Master Sgt. Heath Martin, 94th Maintenance crew chief from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., provides transient alert support to Operation Unified Response aircraft at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. "Master Sgt. Johnny Vincent and I have assisted with the marshalling of more than 282 aircraft here," said Sergeant Martin. Various airlift aircraft, including Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard C-130s have supported the Coronet Oak mission of providing disaster-relief airlift to the Republic of Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Coleman)

Maj. Brad James speaks with media

Maj. Brad James, 731st Airlift Squadron pilot, meets with Colorado Springs media before departing Peterson Air Force Base Jan. 22 in support of Operation Coronet Oak. Two C-130 Hercules and approximately 50 Air Force reservists from 302nd Airlift Wing left Colorado to fly missions out of Puerto Rico in support of Haitian relief efforts. (Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)