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TCM maintainers keep C-17s mission-ready

Airman 1st Class David Buchanan, 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha crew chief, grounds a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 21, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Buchanan is deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del., and is a native of Mesa, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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TCM maintainers keep C-17s mission-ready

Left, Airman 1st Class David Buchanan, C-17 Globemaster III crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Lanoue, electrical and environmental systems technician, both with the 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha, push a cart carrying gaseous oxygen tanks Feb. 21, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Lanoue and Buchanan replaced a liquid oxygen converter onboard a C-17 and used gaseous oxygen tanks to perform an operational check of the onboard system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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TCM maintainers keep C-17s mission-ready

Staff Sgt. Joshua Lanoue, 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha electrical and environmental systems technician, works on a liquid oxygen converter during maintenance repairs of a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 21, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Lanoue is deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del., and is native of Naugatuck, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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TCM maintainers keep C-17s mission-ready

Staff Sgt. Joshua Lanoue, 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha electrical and environmental systems technician, tightens a hose on a liquid oxygen converter during repairs on a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 21, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The 728 AMS OL-A Airmen are responsible for C-17 maintenance and ensure the aircraft are continually mission-capable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)
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Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. The C-5 has a greater capacity than any other USAF airlifter and can simultaneously carry three dozen pallets and more than 80 people. The aircraft’s capacity is large enough to carry any of the Army's air-transportable combat equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Airmen, Soldiers Team up for Galactic Task

Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2012. C-5 Aircrews and maintainers from the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing were positioned at Bagram to assist in the Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority from the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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$30M aircraft ramp opens at Manas

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan – Distinguished guests cut a ribbon symbolizing the opening of the large aircraft ramp during a dedication ceremony here June 23. In the photo from left to right are Busurmankulov Abdimalik, Manas International Airport vice president for operations; Chynkojo Hajji, Kazy of Chui Province; Col. Erkin Osmonov, Commander of Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Defense, Kyrgyz Republic; the Honorable Pamela Spratlen, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic; and Col. James Jacobson, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)
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$30M aircraft ramp opens at Manas

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz traditional storytellers and singers improvise a song at the conclusion of the large aircraft ramp dedication ceremony here June 23. The new $30 million ramp increases the Transit Center’s maximum parking capacity by 52 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)
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New aircraft ramp boosts mission capability

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan – A C-17 Globemaster III carrying troops returning home from deployment in Kabul, Afghanistan, becomes the first aircraft to use the latest ramp addition to the Manas International Airport here June 1. Designated “Papa Ramp,” the new addition is part of a $30 million strategic aircraft ramp project which broke ground here last June. The United States agreed to complete the project as part of a lease renewal agreement between the U.S. and Kyrgyz Republic in 2009. The Papa Ramp adds four C-17/MD-11 capable parking spots to support the Transit Center's role as the premier gateway for troops and supplies transiting to and from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stacy Moless)
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U.S. Air Force Operates, Air Evacs Polish K-9

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Edy, a 5-year-old German Sheppard with the Polish Army, had surgery Nov. 16 to fix a twisted stomach. After his operation he was air evacuated to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, by way of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Edy and his handler, Corporal Daniel Bieganski, just finished a six-month deployment to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. The two have been together for two years. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Schocker)
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U.S. Air Force Operates, Air Evacs Polish K-9

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Edy and his handler, Polish Corporal Daniel Bieganski, just finished a six-month deployment to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. They were on their way home through the Transit Center when Edy, a 5-year-old German Sheppard, needed life-saving surgery Nov. 16. After his operation he was air evacuated to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, by way of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)
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U.S. Air Force Operates, Air Evacs Polish K-9

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Edy, a 5-year-old German Sheppard with the Polish Army, rests before his surgery Nov. 16. After his operation he was air evacuated to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, by way of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Edy and his handler, Corporal Daniel Bieganski, just finished a six-month deployment to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. The two have been together for two years. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)
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Bagram 'first'

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- A C-5 Galaxy, the Air Force's largest airlift platform, landed here without interruption to flight operations for the first time Sept. 21. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Jamie Cabral)
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