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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy loadmasters prepare to offload cargo at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. The U.S. Air Force is globally postured to protect and defend freedom of coalition allies and regional partners to maintain peace and stability across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy loadmasters prepare to offload cargo at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. Cargo arrived on both a C-5 Galaxy and a Boeing 747, challenging logistics professionals to quickly download over 160,000 pounds of critical cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

A U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy is positioned on the flightline at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. As the Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 can carry more cargo farther distances than any other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

A U.S. Air Force port operations Airman offloads a Boeing 747 at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. The Department of the Air Force will continue to partner with Allies and industry to overcome logistics challenges because interoperability improves operational resilience. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force port operations Airmen prepare to offload a Boeing 747 at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. The Department of the Air Force will continue to partner with Allies and industry to overcome logistics challenges because interoperability improves operational resilience. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy loadmasters prepare to offload cargo at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. The U.S. Air Force is globally postured to protect and defend freedom of coalition allies and regional partners to maintain peace and stability across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 and B747 provide strategic airlift power to CENTCOM

A U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy taxis on the flight line at an undisclosed location, U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, April 22, 2024. The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

A Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk is guided into a C-5 Galaxy for transport, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. When Army aircrew units redeploy back to their home stations, the Blackhawks are packed up and transported back on aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy. As the Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 can handle a payload of up to 5 helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

Tech. Sgt. John Crowe, 436th Airlift Wing aircraft loadmaster, pulls a tow cable towards a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. An aircrew from Dover Air Force Base traveled to Bagram, to assist Army flying units pack and transport the Blackhawks back to home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

Tech. Sgt. John Crowe, 436th Airlift Wing aircraft loadmaster, connects a tow cable to a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. An aircrew from Dover Air Force Base traveled to Bagram, to assist Army flying units pack and transport the Blackhawks back to home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

A Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk is hauled into a C-5 Galaxy for transport, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. When Army aircrew units redeploy back to their home stations, the Blackhawks are packed up and transported back on aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy. As the Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 can handle a payload of up to 5 helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

A Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk is hauled into a C-5 Galaxy for transport, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. When Army aircrew units redeploy back to their home stations, the Blackhawks are packed up and transported back on aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy. As the Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 can handle a payload of up to 5 helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

U.S. Army and Air Force aircrew members work with Department of Defense contractors to load UH-60 Blackhawks on to C-5 Galaxy aircraft. As Army aircrew units redeploy, the Blackhawks are packed up and transported back to home stations with the owning units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

Senior Airman Maxwell Lucchesi, 436th Airlift Wing aircraft loadmaster, gives a mission and safety brief to other aircrew members, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. Lucchesi was part of an aircrew team from Dover Air Force Base, who traveled to Bagram to help pack and transport Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks back to home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

Anthony Fruge, Department of Defense contractor, uses a tractor to tow a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. Airfield contractors work with aircrew members, such as loadmasters to load and unload helicopters off of aircraft when deploying and redeploying back to home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel White, brigade aviation maintenance officer, aligns wood pieces on a C-5 Galaxy, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. The wood pieces were used to build a ramp to help load a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk for transport. The Air Force C-5 Galaxy is a military transport aircraft and can handle a payload of up to 5 helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Blackhawks get first class flight

Michael Ballew, Department of Defense contractor, connects a tow bar to a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2016. When Army aircrew units redeploy back to their home stations, the Blackhawks are packed up and transported back on aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy. As the Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 can handle a payload of up to 5 helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)
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Airmen and Marines support Afghanistan retrograde

Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron with Marines from the Marine Expeditionary Brigade prepare to load vehicles into a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 6, 2014, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Airmen and Marines loaded more than 266,000 pounds of cargo onto the C-5M as part of retrograde operations in Afghanistan. Aircrews for the retrograde operations, managed by the 385th Air Expeditionary Group Detachment 1, surpassed 11 million pounds of cargo transported in a 50-day period. During this time frame, crews under the 385th AEG broke Air Mobility Command’s operational cargo load record five times. The heaviest load to date is 280,880 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock)
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Airmen and Marines support Afghanistan retrograde

Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron with Marines from the Marine Expeditionary Brigade prepare to load vehicles into a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 6, 2014, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Airmen and Marines loaded more than 266,000 pounds of cargo onto the C-5M as part of retrograde operations in Afghanistan. Aircrews for the retrograde operations, managed by the 385th Air Expeditionary Group Detachment 1, surpassed 11 million pounds of cargo transported in a 50-day period. During this time frame, crews under the 385th AEG broke Air Mobility Command’s operational cargo load record five times. The heaviest load to date is 280,880 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock)
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Airmen and Marines support Afghanistan retrograde

Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron with Marines from the Marine Expeditionary Brigade load vehicles into a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 6, 2014, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Airmen and Marines loaded more than 266,000 pounds of cargo onto the C-5M as part of retrograde operations in Afghanistan. During this mission, the crew reached more than 11 million pounds of cargo transported in a 50-day period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock)
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