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Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

A C-130 Hercules is silhouetted against the setting sun, Dec. 13, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The C-130 primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas in the Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/Released)
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C-130 takeoff

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-130 Hercules aircraft, deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off on a sortie from an air base in Southwest Asia. The 386th AEW has moved more than 700,000 passengers and more than 88,000 short tons of cargo this year alone in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, making it one of the busiest aerial ports in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)
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Follow the lights

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airman 1st Class Ariel Kennedy, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, marshals out a C-130 on Aug. 16 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing flies missions day and night in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as in support of operations in the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David Breuer)
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Blowin in the wind

A C-130 Hercules from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, fights a cross wind as it starts a mission from an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia Sep. 2, 2008. The sand, heat, and wind are all obstacles to be overcome during this deployment. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force and is here in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/Released)
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Night departure

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-130 assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group prepares to depart on a sortie en route to Iraq on Aug. 6 at a base in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has moved close to half a million passengers and more than 57,000 tons of cargo this year alone, in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The C-130 is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)
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Night departure

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-130 assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group sits on a flightline under a crescent moon en route to Iraq on Aug. 6 at a base in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has moved close to half a million passengers and more than 57,000 tons of cargo this year alone, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The C-130 is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)
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Night departure

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Cargo is being loaded on a C-130 assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group en route to Iraq on Aug. 6 at a base in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has moved close to half a million passengers and more than 57,000 tons of cargo this year alone, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The C-130 is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)
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Night departure

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Soldiers and Marines prepare to board a C-130 assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group en route to Iraq on Aug. 6 at a base in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has moved close to half a million passengers and more than 57,000 tons of cargo this year alone, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The C-130 is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)
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Operation Enduring Freedom

Staff Sgt. Robert Lewis, 746th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. prepares to set the parking brake on a C-130J Aug. 5, 2008. The C-130s must be backed into parking places to make best use of the parking area available here in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. C-130 aircraft assigned to the 379th perform much of the in-theater airlift for Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette/RELEASED)
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386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-130 Hercules, deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, powers up the engines and prepares to depart the parking ramp on July 17 at a base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft is deployed from the 317th Airlift Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)
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746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Allen Plack, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, winds down on the way back to his deployed base after dust storms prevented the C-130 H3 aircraft from landing to evacuate wounded U.S. forces throughout the AOR June 08. Airman Plack is originally from Little Rock, Ark. and deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Major Edwin Schmidt, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, takes the pulse of a simulated patient during an aeromedical evacuation flight over Iraq airspace June 8. Major Schmidt takes one part of patient vital signs that needs to be assessed during an aeromedical mission. He is deployed from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Cali. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Major Edwin Schmidt and Staff Sgt. Terrance Williams, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, take an opportunity to train by simulating a wounded patient during an aeromedical evacuation flight over Iraq airspace June 8. Major Schmidt and Sergeant Williams are deployed from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Cali. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Major Edwin Schmidt and 1st Lt. Stephanie Lane, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, take an opportunity to train by simulating a wounded patient during an aeromedical evacuation flight over Iraq airspace June 8. Major Schmidt is deployed from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Cali. and 1st Lt. Lane is deployed from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Okla.(U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Major Edwin Schmidt, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, asks a simulated patient about his symptoms to determine his condition during an aeromedical mission over Iraq airspace June 8. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Major Edwin Schmidt, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, talks to the C-130 H3 aircraft commander to plan an alternate aeromedical evacuation flight plan due to heavy dust storms throughout the AOR June 8. Major Schmidt is deployed from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Cali. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Master Sgt. Kevin B. Smith, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, secures an American flag to the inside of a C-130 H3 while over Iraq air space June 8. Sergeant Smith displays the flag so wounded troops can get a morale booster on their way out of theater. Sergeant Smith is originally from Pace, Miss. and deployed from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Cali. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Master Sgt. Kevin B. Smith, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, secures medical equipment while in a C-130 H3 at a Southwest Asia air base June 8. Sergeant Smith ensures every piece of equipment is secured prior to their aeromedical evacuation mission to prevent items from moving while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar)
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C-130J tailor-made for mission over Afghanistan

A C-130J assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron performed a leaflet drop over Afghanistan March 6 as part of an integrated operation with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. The leaflet translates, "There will be true peace in Afghanistan when everyone rejects the enemy forces and embraces the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan."
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C-130J tailor-made for mission over Afghanistan

A C-130J assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron performed a leaflet drop over Afghanistan March 6 as part of an integrated operation with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. The leaflet translates, "There will be true peace in Afghanistan when everyone rejects the enemy forces and embraces the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan."
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