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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Capt. Daniel Hewes, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 aircraft commander, conducts a pre-flight walk-around inspection of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The C-17 measures 174 feet long with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Staff Sgt. Steven Arrowood, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 flying crew chief, removes chalks from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to flight March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Flying crew chiefs typically augment standard aircrews when the aircraft is headed to a location where maintenance support is unavailable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Right, 1st Lt. Matt Tolentino and Capt. Daniel Hewes, both 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 pilots, discuss flight plans prior to taking off for a mission March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Most missions for C-17 aircrews at the Transit Center can last between 10 and 13 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Capt. Daniel Hewes, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 aircraft commander, inputs the flight plan into data systems on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. While most missions include at least two stops at various airfields in Afghanistan, this particular mission was one-stop flight providing onward movement for service members to and from a coalition base in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Passengers aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft listen as Senior Airman Casey Jackson, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 loadmaster, gives a safety briefing prior to departure March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Jackson and the rest of the 817 EAS are deployed from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., where four different airlift squadrons rotate filling two-month deployments to the Transit Center in support of airlift and onward movement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Staff Sgt. Scott Reddy, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 loadmaster, completes pre-flight inspections in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. In addition to conducting pre-flight inspections, loadmasters are responsible for ensuring the safety of passengers and cargo during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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C-17 aircrews move Afghanistan mission onward

Senior Airman Casey Jackson, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1 loadmaster, pushes a pallet of baggage onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft March 22, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Typical missions for the 817 EAS include passenger movements in and out of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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PERSCO keeps accountability at TCM

Transient Airmen listen to a briefing upon their arrival at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 25, 2013. The 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations section briefs every Airman on the Transit Center policies and scans their identification card for accountability during their onward movement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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PERSCO keeps accountability at TCM

Left, Senior Airman Travis Neves, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations deliberate and crisis action planning and execution system operator, stamps in-processing papers for Capt. Dave Maurer, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, Feb. 28, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. PERSCO reviews mobility folders and emigrates newly assigned Airmen into the country upon their arrival. Maurer is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and is a native of Chewelah, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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PERSCO keeps accountability at TCM

Tech. Sgt. Ibnamir Williams, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations NCO in charge of night shift, scans the identification cards of transient Airmen after their arrival at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 25, 2013. The identification cards are scanned into the Air Force's accountability system known as Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System, or DCAPES, in order to track 100 percent accountability of all personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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Customs clears the way for troops returning home

Left, U.S. Army Cpl. Felicia Ulmer, 304th Military Police Battalion Detachment 5 customs and border patrol agent, signs and stamps U.S. customs declaration forms for Soldiers returning to home station Feb. 14, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Ulmer is deployed from Nashville, Tenn., and is a native of Clarksville, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Customs clears the way for troops returning home

U.S. Army Cpl. Zachary Brooker, 304th Military Police Battalion Detachment 5 customs and border patrol agent, inspects personal items prior to sending them through an x-ray machine Feb. 14, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Similar to a commercial airport, passengers and bags are scanned for prohibited items. Brooker is deployed from Nashville, Tenn., and is a native of Murfreesboro, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Customs clears the way for troops returning home

U.S. Soldiers line-up behind bins while processing through the 376th Expeditionary Customs Processing Office Feb. 14, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. U.S. service members and their bags are thoroughly screened for prohibited items; once screened passengers are given customs declaration forms and moved to a holding area where they wait for their flight to depart. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Customs clears the way for troops returning home

U.S. troops stand in the 376th Expeditionary Customs Processing yard Feb. 14, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. In the last year, the customs office has processed more than 200,000 passengers, screening as many as 1,900 individuals and their baggage in a single 24-hour period. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Customs clears the way for troops returning home

U.S. Army Spc. Gary Bishop, 304th Military Police Battalion; Detachment 5, customs and border patrol agent, briefs Soldiers Feb. 14, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The briefing reviews items service members are authorized to carry onto the aircraft; once the briefing is concluded, troops are given a 15-minute amnesty period to dispose of any prohibited items they may have. Bishop is deployed from Nashville, Tenn., and is a native of Soddy Daisy, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Transit Center welcomes Navy redeployers

Redeploying Sailors carry their bags through the customs yard as part of the onward movement process at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 3, 2013. The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Forward Headquarters Manas is responsible for the reception, staging, onward movement and integration of Sailors into and out of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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Transit Center welcomes Navy redeployers

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald Pitts, a logistics specialist redeploying from Kandahar, Afghanistan, organizes his duffel bag during a bag drag at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 3, 2013. Pitts was part of one of the first few groups of Sailors to process through the Transit Center as the Navy adjusts its Warrior Transition Program and the redeployment process. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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Transit Center welcomes Navy redeployers

A U.S. Army customs border agent briefs a group of redeployers on the customs process for returning to the U.S. at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 3, 2013. While the Transit Center has historically provided the onward movement for Soldiers, Airmen and Marines returning from Afghanistan, the Navy only recently began redeploying Sailors through here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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Transit Center welcomes Navy redeployers

Right, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer David Wollesen, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Forward Headquarters Manas chief of operations, and Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Dahl, NFHQ Manas operations officer, check in Sailors and provide them with necessary documents prior to their redeployment from Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 10, 2013. The NFHQ Manas staff assists Sailors with their onward travel itineraries and pay issues during multi-day stay at the Transit Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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Battling the Elements

Maintenance crews work rapidly to deice a C-17 Globemaster III at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 19, 2012. Removing the ice is a necessary procedure in order for the aircraft to depart safely and securely. Four deicing trucks worked consistenaly throughout the day to ensure continued support of the Transit Center?s primary missions set of airfueling and onward movement in direct support of international efforts in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Rubi)
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