Heading Out
Left, Tech. Sgt. Emile Babin, 746th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, stands ready as Master Sgt. Dave Cooper, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares a C-130J for take-off, Sept. 14. Sergeants Babin and Cooper, along with the 746th AMU and EAS, support a variety of missions providing intra-theater combat airlift support throughout Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Both servicemembers are deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)