Joint inspections ensure safety of cargo

U.S. Airmen and Soldiers prepare to perform a joint inspection on two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. Service members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion inspect the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The Black Hawks will then undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Inspectors perform a number of functions including measuring and weighing the helicopter, thoroughly assessing the aircraft and unloading its cargo to ensure it meets the safety requirements for transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Gentry, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron special handling lead joint inspector, performs an external visual inspection of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. A team of Airmen and Soldiers inspect the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft where they'll undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Gentry, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron special handling lead joint inspector, takes notes while inspecting a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. A team of Airmen and Soldiers inspect the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft where they'll undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

U.S. Airmen and Soldiers perform a joint inspection on two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. Service members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion inspect the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force owned C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The Black Hawks will then undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

U.S. Army Sgt. Kipp Jones, Staff Sgt. Michael Macho and Sgt. First Class Lai Nguyen with the 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Gentry, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, inspect the contents of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. Airmen and Soldiers inspect the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft where they'll undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jesse Cruz, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron special handling NCO-in-charge, and U.S. Army Sgt. Kipp Jones, 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion hazardous materials ground maintenance inspector, remove a storage box for inspection from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. A team of Airmen and Soldiers inspected the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft where they'll undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

A U.S. Airman and Soldier stand next to the landing gear of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a joint inspection of the aircraft at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. Service members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion inspect the Black Hawks to ensure they're airworthy to load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The Black Hawks will then undergo transport to a location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)