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In nearly 70 years, airlift operations have come a long way since the early days of the Military Airlift Transport Service and mobility pioneer, Lt. Gen. William Tunner, but one thing has remained the same -- Mobility Airmen are dedicated to answering the call whether at home or deployed to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)


Mobility Airmen making a difference down range

In nearly 70 years, airlift operations have come a long way since the early days of the Military Airlift Transport Service and mobility pioneer, Lt. Gen. William Tunner, but one thing has remained the same -- Mobility Airmen are dedicated to answering the call whether at home or deployed to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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A chain used to secure cargo inside the C-17 Globemaster III is fastened to the floor of the airplane at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. Chains were used to secure a 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jace Fore, standing, and Staff Sgt. Timothy Lees, kneeling with tape measure, both air transportation craftsmen assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, take measurements to make sure equipment loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III is properly positioned at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 8th EAMS worked alongside the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron to load a 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jace Fore, air transportation craftsman assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, completes calculations to ensure proper load position of cargo inside a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 8th EAMS worked alongside the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron to load a 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
Airmen assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron and the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron guide an excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS and the 8th EAMS loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Alexander Nunez, standing, air transportation/cargo movement team non-commissioned officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, seated inside the excavator, airfields operator, both assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, ease an excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The Red Horse Squadron loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
A Light Medium Tactical Vehicle and an excavator sit loaded and ready for transport inside a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron worked alongside the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron to load the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Alexander Nunez, on the ground, air transportation/cargo movement team non-commissioned officer in charge, assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron and Senior Airman Jace Fore, standing, air transportation craftsman assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, attach a winch system to an excavator prior to loading it onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS worked alongside the 8th EAMS to load the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron members, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Moore, far right, cargo movement team member, and Master Sgt. Ricky Johnson, standing next to the excavator, watch closely as Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, airfields operator, operates the backhoe while loading it into a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, laying down, airfield operator, and Master Sgt. Ricky Johnson, airfield superintendent, both assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, inspect the low-boy trailer and excavator before unloading the equipment on the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, airfields operator, unloads an excavator from a low-boy trailer before loading the equipment into a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leigh Sullivan, right, and Senior Airmen Jonathan Moore, members of the cargo movement team assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron lay plywood to protect the C-17 Globemaster III prior to loading an excavator onto the aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)
The excavator operated by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, airfields operator, assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron sits just outside of a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, August 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS worked alongside the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron to load the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)

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