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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

First Lt. Brent Stevens assisted by Maj. Devin Cummings, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilots, maneuver a C-130 Hercules out of Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Stevens, a Tampa, Fla., native, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Cummings, a Manitowoc, Wis., native, is deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Senior Airman Zac Sidders, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a pallet of cargo into a C-130 Hercules at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill., native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Staff Sgt. David Billings, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flight engineer, monitors instrument data on a C-130 Hercules cargo plane in route to Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Billings, a Cabot, Ark., native, is deployed from the Little Rock, Arkansas Air National Guard. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

First Lt. Brent Stevens, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, maneuvers a C-130 Hercules towards Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Stevens, a Tampa, Fla. native, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Senior Airman Zac Sidders, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, marshals in a "tricon" shipping container at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill., native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Staff Sgt. Nick Sanborn, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, scans for threats during a retrograde mission to Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sanborn, a Vacaville, Calif., native, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Senior Airman Zac Sidders, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, spots for traffic while reversing out of a parking spot at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Sidders, a Peoria, Ill., native, is deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde, Last cargo flight out of Sharana

Staff Sgt. David Billings, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flight engineer, preflights a C-130 Hercules cargo plane before a mission out of Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th EAS transported the last cargo from Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Billings, a Cabot, Ark., native, is deployed from the Little Rock, Arkansas Air National Guard. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Kandahar Airmen hangar first C-130 Hercules

Airmen from the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maneuver a C-130 Hercules into a hangar Sept. 28, 2013 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The C-130 Hercules, tail no. 85685, was the first aircraft to use the C-130 hangar that was recently completed here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Sanders)
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KC-135 Stratotanker: Fueling the fight, never on empty

Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets maneuver behind a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. The aircraft is assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron deployed from the 128th Air Refueling Wing (Wisconsin Air National Guard), in Milwaukee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joselito Aribuabo)
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Night operations at the Transit Center

A C-17 Globemaster III rests on the flightline at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgystan, Oct. 2, 2013. C-17s are primarily used for the Transit Center's airlift and onward movement mission pillars. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett)
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K-9 team

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Serrano, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron K-9 handler and his military working dog, Gandi, stand ready during an active-shooter exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Sept. 26, 2013. The K-9 team responded immediately after the exercise active-shooter stopped in the building to hold hostages. Serrano calls Canyon Country, Calif., home and is deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Morgan)
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Building bombs is a blast

Staff Sgt. Steven Lloyd, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chief loads A-10 munitions onto a trailer on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Line Delivery will pick up the container and transport it to the customer on the flightline. Lloyd is deployed from Moody Air Force Vase, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Retrograde Operations

Senior Airman Matthew Hunter and Tech. Sgt. Jonnedi Paule, 19th Movement Control Team aerial porters, heft a “tricon” shipping container into a C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Hunter, a native of Trophy Club, Texas and Paule, a St. Paul, Minn. native, are both forward deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde Operations

A 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo plane kicks up dirt on a short runway landing at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2013. The 19th Movement Control Team, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde Operations

A loadmaster from the 774th Expeditionary Air Lift Squadron and aerial porters from the 19th Movement Control Team, roll a “tricon” shipping container into a C-130 Hercules cargo plane at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan, Sep. 21, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde Operations

Senior Airman Matthew Hunter, 19th Movement Control Team aerial porter, helps Sgt. Bandar Al Saleem of the Jordanian Army palletize their luggage at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Hunter, a native of Trophy Club, Texas is forward deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde Operations

Staff Sgt. Brendan Victory, 19th Movement Control Team surface movement Airman, checks an Afghan truck driver’s credentials at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Victory, a Mt. Laurle, N.J. native, is deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde Operations

Senior Airman Leah Johnson, 19th Movement Control Team aerial porter, checks the weight of a vehicle scheduled for shipping at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Johnson, a St. Paul, Minn. native, is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Retrograde Operations

Senior Airman Leah Johnson, 19th Movement Control Team aerial porter, prepares a vehicle for shipping at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2013. The 19th MCT, a small squadron of Air Force surface movement controllers and aerial porters, have the herculean task of overseeing the vast majority of retrograde operations at FOB Salerno. Johnson, a St. Paul, Minn. native, is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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