1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Lane, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, calculates the weight of the cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 10, 2012, Southwest Asia. The 816th EAS provides global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian relief, creating an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies. Lane's hometown is Aubrey, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joey Thomas, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 10, 2012, Southwest Asia. The 816th EAS provides global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian relief, creating an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies. Thomas's hometown is Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Thomas Carr, left, and Capt. Benjamin Peterson, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts a pre-flight check on a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 10, 2012, Southwest Asia. The 816th EAS provides global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian relief, creating an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)

1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Thomas Carr, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, uses night vision goggles to scan for threats on a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 10, 2012, Southwest Asia. The 816th EAS provides global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian relief, creating an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies. Carr's hometown is Topeka, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)