816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Pilot and Crew to the Rescue
Capt. Christopher Ford, an 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, inspects his equipment during pre-flight checks in a C-17 Globemaster III, March 23, 2009 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Capt. Ford and his crew helped guide a KC-135R Stratotanker crew, who had lost navigational capability over Afghanistan, to a safe landing at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan March 16, 2009. Capt. Ford hails from Albany, Ga. and is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)