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LZ safety officer training

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, measures wind speed at an austere airfield before relaying the information to the crew of a U.S. Air Force C-130. The Soldier is learning the roles and responsibilities of a landing zone safety officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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LZ safety officer training

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, measures wind speed at an austere airfield before relaying the information to the crew of a U.S. Air Force C-130. The Soldier is learning the roles and responsibilities of a landing zone safety officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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LZ safety officer training

Army 1st Sgt. Mark Dasch, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, and native of Pottsville, Pa., keeps and eye on his students as they prepare to make radio contact with a U.S. Air Force C-130. Dasch is instructing students on the roles and responsibilities of a landing zone safety officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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LZ safety officer training

A U.S. Army Soldier carries his weapon while preparing an austere runway in Qalat , Afghaniststan, for the arrival of a C-130 Hercules carrying troops and supplies. The runway is located outside of a forward operating base and is secured before each aircraft arrives. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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LZ safety officer training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Helton, air mobility liaison officer, shares his experience as a C-17 pilot with U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, learning to be landing zone safety officers. The group is at a dirt landing zone in Qalat, Afghanistan, preparing for the arrival of a C-130 loaded with troops and supplies. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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LZ safety officer training

A pair U.S. Army Soldiers from the Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, use rocks to hold markers in place along the runway at the Qalat, Afghanistan landing zone. The markers are used by pilots to judge specific distances on the austere runway. A group of about 12 soldiers are being taught the procedures and responsibilities of a landing zone safety officer by a certified Army LZSO and a U.S. Air Force air mobility liaison officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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Dirt airfield management

A pair U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry carry markers down the runway at the Qalat, Afghanistan landing zone. The markers are used by pilots to judge specific distances on the austere runway. A group of about 12 soldiers are being taught the procedures and responsibilities of a landing zone safety officer by a certified Army LZSO and a U.S. Air Force air mobility liaison officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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LZ safety officer training

A U.S. Army Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, rides to the approach end of a dirt runway in Qalat, Afghanistan to set up marker panels and inspect the runway before use by arriving fixed-wing aircraft. A group of about 12 soldiers are being taught the procedures and responsibilities of a landing zone safety officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-130 taking off

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR takes off from a remote airfield in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 is delivering cargo and troops in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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All aboard!

Army Soldier walk on to a U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR in Qalat, Afghanistan. The C-130 and its crew flew to Qalat in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-130 loading

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR is loaded with troops and equipment in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 flies to Qalat in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-130 unload

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR is prepared for unloading at a remote airfield in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 is delivering cargo and troops in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-130 dirt landing

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR lands at a remote airfield in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 is delivering cargo and troops in support of Army operations at Forward Operating Base Apache. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-27 Pilot

C-27J Spartan pilot, U.S. Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Doug Gahring, flies back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, after delivering troops and supplies to Qalat, Afghanistan. The C-27J, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-27 Pilots

C-27J Spartan pilot, Ohio Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Wuebker (left), flies back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan after delivering troops and supplies to Qalat, Afghanistan. The C-27J, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-27 Pilots

C-27J Spartan pilots, Ohio Air National Guard Maj. Kevin Wuebker (left), and U.S. Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Doug Gahring, fly back to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan after delivering troops and supplies to Qalat, Afghanistan. The C-27J, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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C-27 loadmaster

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Trigg scans for threats after taking off from a remote airfield in a C-27J Spartan in Qalat, Afghanistan. Trigg is a loadmaster assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The C-27J, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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Eyes on the threat

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Trigg scans for threats after taking off from a remote airfield in a C-27J Spartan in Qalat, Afghanistan. Trigg is a loadmaster assigned to the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The C-27, operated by a joint Army and Air National Guard crew, gives U.S. military troops a unique, short takeoff and landing capability, providing access to airstrips otherwise unreachable by fixed-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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Miles of nothing

The massive expanse of desert in southern Afghanistan is home to several remote Afghanistan border patrol outposts. A U.S. Army, 3rd Zone, ABP security forces advisement team trains Afghans to patrol and secure their border. The remote location of the outposts poses resupply problems. U.S. Air Force air mobility liaison officers work with the advisement team to establish drop zones used to airdrop critical supplies. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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MPRS

Capt. Thomas Dolan, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, flies his KC-135 Stratotanker back to base after completion of an air refueling mission over the skies of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. William Greer)
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