ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency Published March 21, 2019 By Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- An Ilyushin Il-76 prepares to land 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 providing 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)