8 EAMS providing support
Senior Airman Clinton Portwood, a vehicle control manager for the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, tightens down a baggage pallet on a Next Generation Small Loader prior to the pallet being delivered to an aircraft here, June 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The NGSL is used to quickly expedite the loading of pallets on and off of aircraft. Airman Portwood is native to Atlanta, Ga. and is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)