Airmen turn cargo plane into passenger plane

Tech. Sgt. Lindy Snodgrass, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Bronson 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porter, put passenger seats together on a C-17 Globemaster III, Aug. 10, 2010, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. C-17 loadmasters and Airmen from the 447th ELRS unloaded 12 pallets of cargo, and then reconfigured the aircraft to carry passengers in less than an hour. The C-17 is redeploying personnel in support of The U.S. Forces Responsible Drawdown of Forces to 50,000 troops by the end of August when Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, and Operation New Dawn begins. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston) (Released)

Photo Essay: Cargo plane to passenger plane in less than 60 minutes

Published Aug. 22, 2010
By Senior Airman Perry Aston
Air Component Coordination Element- Iraq Public Affairs

Sather Air Base, Iraq -- Editor's note: This is part one of a three part photo series highlighting the Air Force's involvement during the Responsible Drawdown of Forces in Iraq

Loadmasters and 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port Airmen unloaded 12 pallets of cargo, and then reconfigured the aircraft to carry passengers in less than an hour. The C-17 is redeploying personnel in support of The U.S. Forces Responsible Drawdown of Forces to 50,000 troops by the end of August when Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, and Operation New Dawn begins.

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