ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

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)

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ASAB utilizes IHAT mission to increase efficiency

An Ilyushin Il-76 taxis after arriving 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)

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Staff Sgt. Jeremy Braun, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ramp controller, deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., reviews a cargo manifest with the flight crew of 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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Master Sgt. Kevin Thomas, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center duty officer, waits with Senior Master Sgt. Brian Fisher, 386 ELRS Aerial Port superintendent, as the flight crew of a commercial Ilyushin Il-76 review a cargo manifest 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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)