HC-130P Combat King back in Afghanistan

First Lieutenant Nick Muley, an HC-130P “Combat King” Hercules navigator, deployed to the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, waits to find out if his crew will be utilized for an alert request April 10, 2010, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

HC-130P Combat King back in Afghanistan

Senior Airman Michael Schoettlin, an HC-130P “Combat King” Hercules loadmaster deployed to the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, waits to distribute medical supplies, April 10, 2010, in Herat, Afghanistan. HC-130s are deployed to Afghanistan again for the first time in five years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

HC-130P Combat King back in Afghanistan

Senior Airman Michael Schoettlin, left, and Staff Sgt. Mary Sierra, both HC-130P “Combat King” Hercules loadmasters deployed to the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, wait for medical supplies to be delivered to the aircraft, April 10, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

HC-130P Combat King back in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Mary Sierra an HC-130P “Combat King” Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron runs outside for pre-flight checks of an HC-130 prior to take-off on an alert mission, April 9, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

HC-130P Combat King back in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Christopher Gandy, an HC-130P “Combat King” Hercules airborne mission systems specialist, and SSgt. Joseph Wilkerson, an HC-130P flight engineer, in the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, ride a van to their HC-130 aircraft, in response to an alert, April 9, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

HC-130P Combat King back in Afghanistan

Senior Airman Michael Schoettlin, an HC-130P “Combat King” Hercules loadmaster, deployed to the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, brushes his teeth as the remainder of the HC-130 crew load a van to taking them to their aircraft for an alert mission, April 9, 2010, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The squadron, which stood up March 29, and went on alert status April 8, consists of 86 Airmen. The aircrews, maintainers and pararescuemen making up the squadron bring a unique capability to back to Afghanistan, by providing a dedicated fixed-wing, multirole platform used for personnel recovery, medical evacuation, casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)