U.S., host nation Air Force members load cargo onto a Kuwait C-17 Globemaster III

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colby Lash, (left) a ramp specialist assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Senior Airman William Ford, (right) an aerial port expediter assigned the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed from Travis AFB, California, prepare to load a case onto a Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. One of the priorities of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is to foster enduring partnerships. These partnerships are built on mutual respect and critical to current and future missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Helena Owens)

A Kuwait Air Force member directs a K-loader to a Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. One of the priorities of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is to foster enduring partnerships. These partnerships are built on mutual respect and critical to current and future missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Helena Owens)

A Kuwait Air Force member secures an AH-64E APACHE inside of a Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. One of the priorities of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is to foster enduring partnerships. These partnerships are built on mutual respect and critical to current and future missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Helena Owens)

A member of the Kuwait Air Force sits on top of an AH-64E APACHE inside of a Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. One of the priorities of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is to foster enduring partnerships. These partnerships are built on mutual respect and critical to current and future missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Helena Owens)

U.S. Airmen and members of the Kuwait Air Force load an AH-64E APACHE on a Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. One of the priorities of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is to foster enduring partnerships. These partnerships are built on mutual respect and critical to current and future missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Helena Owens)

U.S. Airmen and members of the Kuwait Air Force load a case on a Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 26, 2021. One of the priorities of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is to foster enduring partnerships. These partnerships are built on mutual respect and critical to current and future missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Helena Owens)