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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Watson, 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1 shop foreman, transports an airdrop crate filled with supplies at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. The riggers directly support AUAB’s airlift operations providing sustenance, fuel, ammunition and other supplies to bases throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Spc. Adrian Reyes, 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1 rigger, secures an airdrop crate filled with supplies at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. Riggers prepare supplies for aerial delivery methods, providing joint service and coalition partners essential provisions to sustain operations in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Spc. Seth Watts, 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1 woodshop non-commissioned officer in charge, secures an airdrop crate filled with supplies at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. The airdrops were delivered to special operation forces located within U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in direct support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Sgt. Skylar Steen, squad leader, and U.S. Army Sgt. Ruby Mendez, rigger, both from the 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1, pack supplies in an airdrop crate at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. Riggers prepare supplies for aerial delivery methods, providing joint service and coalition partners essential provisions to sustain operations in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Sgt. Rasheed Tillman, team leader, and U.S. Army Spc. Daisy Azua, rigger, both from the 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1, pose for a photo while packing supplies at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. The riggers provide routine and immediate aerial delivery to conventional and special operations forces in U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Spc. Adrian Reyes, 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1 rigger, operates a forklift carrying supplies for an airdrop at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. Aerial delivery operations allow expeditionary or isolated units to receive sustenance and equipment when cut off from established supply lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Rigged to Win

U.S. Army Spc. Seth Watts, woodshop non-commissioned officer in charge, and U.S. Army Sgt. Trey Davis, lane supervisor, both from the 165th Quartermaster Brigade Aerial Delivery Company-Airborne Detachment 1, secures an airdrop crate filled with supplies at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2023. The U.S. Army riggers directly support AUAB’s airlift operations that provide sustenance, fuel, ammunition and other supplies to bases throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Engine Manager Keeps ADAB Flying

Staff Sgt. Dvonte Washburn stands in front of a KC-10 Extender engine in a maintenance hangar at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 5, 2022. Washburn is an Airman in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Senior Airman Cole Lomas, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp services personnel, a Guardsman deployed from the 120th Airlift Wing at Great Falls Air National Guard Base, Mont., operates a 60K tunner to load a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Griggs, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp services supervisor, deployed from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Md., rolls cargo on to a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Staff Sgt. Luis Paulino, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp services supervisor, a Reservist deployed Anderson Air Base, Guam, rolls cargo on to a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Members of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron prepare to load an Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Members of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron prepare to load an Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Griggs, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp services supervisor, deployed from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Md., rolls cargo on to a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Griggs, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp services supervisor, deployed from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Md., rolls cargo on to a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

A loadmaster for an Ilyushin Il-76 along with a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron member load cargo on to a commercial aircraft at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

A crew member reviews paperwork on a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 after loading military cargo at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

A crew member prepares a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 for military cargo at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

A crew member stands inside a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 prior to loading military cargo at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

Staff Sgt. Luis Paulino, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp services supervisor, boards a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Air Mobility Division and Airlift Control Team orchestrate the utilization of commercial international heavyweight air tenders to move theater cargo. The use of IHAT missions provides the USCENTCOM theater an important airlift capability for cargo that cannot be load planned on military aircraft within the next 72 hours. This is the first time in more than two years the capability has been used at ASAB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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