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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chaz Jensby, a night shift supervisor assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, measures the width of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle as part of inspection procedures at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Before accepting vehicles for shipment, Jensby is responsible for ensuring the weight matches the shipping paperwork and the vehicles are cleaned. If these aren’t done, the vehicle is returned to the customer. Jensby, a native of Lincoln, Neb., is a reservist deployed from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, walk back to the Air Terminal Operations Center after loading two Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. As part of the retrograde mission, EAPS Det 1 is responsible for inspecting and loading cargo and vehicles leaving Mazar-e Sharif.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Mallet, 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1 chief, and Staff Sgt. Reuben Montes, an air transportation journeyman, work together to secure armored vehicles aboard a C-17 Globemaster III while at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. As part of the retrograde mission, EAPS Det 1 is responsible for inspecting and loading cargo and vehicles leaving Mazar-e Sharif. Mallett, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., is deployed from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, while Montes is a native of Worthington, Ohio and deployed from the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Mallet, 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1 chief, and Staff Sgt. Reuben Montes, an air transportation journeyman, work together to secure armored vehicles aboard a C-17 Globemaster III while at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. As part of the retrograde mission, EAPS Det 1 is responsible for inspecting and loading cargo and vehicles leaving Mazar-e Sharif. Mallett, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., is deployed from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, while Montes is a native of Worthington, Ohio and deployed from the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Doug Wattier, a loadmaster assigned to 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Detachment 2, directs the driver of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck as he backs onto a C-17 Globemaster III while at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Loadmasters are responsible for ensuring the proper loading of vehicles, pallets and equipment on aircraft. Wattier, a native of Jacksonville, N.C. is deployed from the 317th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Doug Wattier, a loadmaster assigned to 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Detachment 2, directs the driver of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck as he backs onto a C-17 Globemaster III while at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Loadmasters are responsible for ensuring the proper loading of vehicles, pallets and equipment on aircraft. Wattier, a native of Jacksonville, N.C. is deployed from the 317th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reuben Montes, an air transportation journeyman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, uses chains to lock a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck into place aboard a C-17 Globemaster III while at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. As part of the retrograde mission, EAPS Det 1 is responsible for inspecting and loading cargo and vehicles leaving Mazar-e Sharif. Montes, a native of Worthington, Ohio, is deployed from the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Doug Wattier, a loadmaster assigned to 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Detachment 2, signals the driver of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck to stop after backing onto a C-17 Globemaster III while at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Loadmasters are responsible for ensuring where and how vehicles, pallets and equipment are positioned on aircraft. Wattier, a native of Jacksonville, N.C. is deployed from the 317th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Middleton, a cargo processor assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, writes the weight of front driver side axel of an up-armored Humvee during the inspection process of accepting vehicles for shipment Sept. 24 on the flight line of at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Middleton, a native of Bonney Lake, Wash., is deployed from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Middleton and Tech. Sgt. Chaz Jensby verify weights and measurements of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle as part of inspection procedures at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Jensby, a native of Lincoln, Neb., is a reservist deployed from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Neb., while Middleton is a native of Bonney Lake, Wash., and deployed from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chaz Jensby, a night shift supervisor assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, checks the weight of the front driver side axel of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle as part of inspection procedures at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Before accepting vehicles for shipment, Jensby is responsible for ensuring the weight matches the shipping paperwork and the vehicles are cleaned. If these aren’t done, the vehicle is returned to the customer. Jensby, a native of Lincoln, Neb., is a reservist deployed from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Middleton, a cargo processor assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1, verifies paperwork of an armored vehicle during the inspection process of accepting vehicles for shipment Sept. 24 on the flight line of at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan June 24, 2014. Middleton, a native of Bonney Lake, Wash., is deployed from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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ATOC Airmen keep it moving at Mazar-e Sharif

Published Oct. 10, 2014
By Master Sgt. Cohen Young
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan --

U.S. Air Force Air Terminal Operations Center Airmen assigned to the 455^th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment 1 work with C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters to load two Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks on the flight line of Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan Sept. 24, 2014. As part of the retrograde mission, EAPS Det 1 is responsible for inspecting and loading cargo and vehicles leaving Mazar-e Sharif.

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