779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Michael Jefferson, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, loads cargo on a C-130H Hercules in Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Loadmasters with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron review documents for cargo to be loaded on a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Jefferson, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, observes cargo being loaded on a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Senior Master Sgt. Mickey Dixon, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, reviews cargo documents on a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

An Airman hangs the United States flag aboard a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Jefferson, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, reviews cargo logs on a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Senior Master Sgt. Mickey Dixon, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares a C-130H Hercules for cargo at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed with U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Schomburg, a pilot with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130H Hercules at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

U.S. Air Force Capt. John-David Green, a navigator with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130H Hercules at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Loadmasters with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load cargo on a C-130H Hercules at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Loadmasters with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load cargo on a C-130H Hercules at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Senior Master Sgt. Mickey Dixon, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guides cargo towards a C-130H Hercules in Iraq Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Senior Master Sgt. Mickey Dixon, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guides a K-Loader carrying cargo towards a C-130H Hercules in Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Jefferson, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, lowers the ramp of a C-130H Hercules in Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Jefferson, a loadmaster with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, checks the outside of a C-130H Hercules at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

U.S. Air Force Capt. John-David Green, a navigator with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

Master Sgt. Steven Giannini, a flight engineer with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, observes pre-flight checks on a C-130H Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Wilfredo Silva, a pilot with the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks on a C-130H Hercules at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2021. The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)