Afghan logistics

Afghan Air Force Lt. Farhad and Sgt. Maj. Gulbahar, loadmasters, guide a fork lift with a pallet of aircraft parts, at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 9, 2012. The pallet of parts will be delivered to another Afghan AF base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

Afghan logistics

Afghan Air Force Lt. Farhad and Sgt. Maj. Gulbahar, loadmasters, guide a fork lift with a pallet of aircraft parts, at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 9, 2012. The pallet of parts will be delivered to another Afghan AF base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

Afghan logistics

Afghan Air Force Lt. Farhad, a loadmaster, guides a fork lift with a pallet of aircraft parts, at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 9, 2012. The pallet of parts will be delivered to another Afghan AF base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

Afghan logistics

Afghan Air Force Lt. Farhad, a loadmaster, guides a fork lift with a pallet of aircraft parts, at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport, Dec. 9, 2012. The pallet of parts will be delivered to another Afghan AF base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)

The Airmen behind the mobility 'curtain'

1st Lt. Amanda Elliott and Capt. Allen Batiste, both from the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Air Mobility Division airlift control team in Southwest Asia, review movement plans for aircraft Oct. 15, 2012, at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center AMD work section. While aircrews and aircraft do the “heavy lifting” of transporting passengers from one point to another, AMD plans and coordinates each movement within the theater, ensuring the success of all mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Andriacco)

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dallas Powers, 728th Air Mobility Squadron ,Operation Location-Alpha expediter, checks on the arrival of a C-17 Globemaster III, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 15, 2012. Powers and his crew of maintainers are an important piece of keeping the C-17, with its expansive airlift and transport capabilities, operational in the AOR. The U.S. military is drawing down forces in Afghanistan and are redeploying combat forces while transitioning security control to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The ANSF and U.S. forces have worked closely and effectively to transition control of security in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster)