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Operation Enduring Freedom

Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, removes his flight gloves during a flight transporting Afghan National Army soldiers and civilian passengers May 15, 2010, over Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Afghan National Army Air Corps Sgt. Osman Sltamhmad, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Beckwith, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, put away loose cargo straps on a C-27J aircraft prior to the arrival of passengers May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, configures a C-27 aircraft for Afghan National Army soldiers and civilian passengers May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Afghan National Army Air Corps Sgt. Osman Sltamhmad, C-27J loadmaster, guides U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Aiken, an aerial porter advisor assigned to the 443rd Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron, who uses a forklift to unload cargo from a C-27J Spartan, May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

An aerial view from a window of a C-27J Spartan en-route to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to drop cargo off and pick-up passengers May 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out a window from a C-27 aircraft while enroute to Kandahar Airfield to drop off cargo and pick-up passengers, May 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Afghan National Army Air Corps soldiers work on a C-27J Spartan May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. The ANAAC now has five C-27As in its fleet and has almost 20 operational missions under its belt. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Capt. Mohammad-Shah, an Afghan National Army Air Corps C-27 pilot, prepares a C-27J for engine start-up May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "The commitment our advisor has shown has been good," the captain said. "I have great faith in our new instructors and I have had the chance to fly with them and they show the same care for our people as our other instructors. It feels good to have people helping us to get better at flying the C-27 for Afghanistan." (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Capt. Larry Needham, a C-27J Spartan instructor pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-27J prior to take-off for an operational mission May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Needham, right, a C-27J Spartan pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, goes over pre-flight checklist items with Capt. Mohammad-Shah Ahmadzai, an Afghanistan National Army Air Corps C-27J pilot, prior to take-off for an operational mission May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Since November 2009, Combined Air Power Transition Force Airmen have been training Afghan C-27 pilots and loadmasters to conduct strategic and tactical airlift, airdrops and presidential support. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Master Sgt. Chris Beckwith and Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisors assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, secure all loose cargo in a C-27 aircraft prior to take-off for a mission, May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.(U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Senior Master Sgt. Mike Crews, a C-27J Spartan loadmaster advisor assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, secures all loose cargo aboard a C-27 aircraft prior to take-off May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "We are now fully manned and will be able to continue toward our goal of building a professional air force for Afghanistan," said Sergeant Crews, 538th AEAS superintendant, deployed from the 1st Operations Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. "Our team has already overcome some huge hurdles to accomplish some great things, now we just have to build on what we have already accomplished and keep it going." (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

U.S. Air Force Capt. Larry Needham, a C-27J Spartan instructor pilot assigned to the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, jokes with fellow aircrew members enroute to a C-27 aircraft for an operational mission, May 15, 2010, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. "This is a great opportunity to work with some fantastic folks," said Capt. Needham, who deployed from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, a little over a month ago. "I have already begun to forge some relationships with people that I foresee lasting a lifetime. Looking at what we have already accomplished I feel the time we will invest here will have a positive effect on the long term security of Afghanistan." (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jim Carson directs a forklift full of medical supplies, hygiene kits and water at Dushanbe International Airport, May 21, 2010. This shipment is to aid Tajikistan's flood victims. Chief Carson is the operations coordinator for the U.S. Embassy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

Workers load boxes of medical supplies, hygiene kits and water onto a truck at Dushanbe International Airport, Tajikistan, May 21, 2010. The humanitarian cargo is in support of Tajiks displaced from their homes after floods and mudslides ravaged Kulyab District. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

Workers load boxes of medical supplies, hygiene kits and water onto a truck at Dushanbe International Airport, Tajikistan, May 21, 2010. The humanitarian cargo is in support of Tajiks displaced from their homes after floods and mudslides ravaged the Kulyab District. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

U.S. Air Force loadmaster Master Sgt. Mark Norman guides a forklift to the back of a C-130 Hercules to unload medical supplies, hygiene kits and water for flood victims at Dushanbe International Airport, Tajikistan, May 21, 2010. Sergeant Norman is deployed to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

U.S. Air Force pilot, Capt. Jon Deck, flies a C-130 Hercules carrying humanitarian aid for displaced Tajiks into Dushanbe International Airport, Tajikistan, May 21, 2010. Captain Deck is deployed to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules pilot, Maj. Kurt Amundson, talks with his co-pilot before landing at Dushanbe International Airport Tajikistan, May 21, 2010. Major Amundson is deployed to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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Airlifting aid to Tajikistan

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules flight engineer, Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Rosenthal, reads a checklist before landing at Dushanbe International Airport, Tajikistan, May 21, 2010. Sergeant Rosenthal is deployed to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ/released)
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