C-130 unload

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR is prepared for unloading at a remote airfield in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 is delivering cargo and troops in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

C-130 dirt landing

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR lands at a remote airfield in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 is delivering cargo and troops in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

C-27 Pilots

C-27J Spartan pilots, Ohio Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Wuebker (left), and U.S. Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Doug Gahring, fly back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan after delivering troops and supplies to Qalat, Afghanistan. The C-27J, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

C-27 loadmaster

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Trigg scans for threats after taking off from a remote airfield in a C-27J Spartan in Qalat, Afghanistan. Trigg is a loadmaster assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The C-27J, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

Specialist maintain fever tempo

Senior Airman Amalya Velez and Senior Airman Latoya Williams, 76th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, inspect the electrical components of an HC-130P Hercules assigned to the 76th Rescue Squadron. Aircraft assigned to the 76th ERQS are routinely inspected by members of the 76th EAMU to ensure everything is in working order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(RELEASED)

Specialist maintain fever tempo

Senior Airman Amalya Velez, 76th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, inspects the electrical components of an HC-130P Hercules assigned to the 76th Rescue Squadron. Aircraft assigned to the 76th ERQS are routinely inspected by members of the 76th EAMU to ensure everything is in working order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(RELEASED)