ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- U.S. Air Force members from the 40th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, team with U.S. Army members from the 165th Quartermaster Company, Detachment 1, to load a C-130 aircraft with cargo, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 5, 2023. The 40th EAS provides U.S. Air Forces Central a global reach tactical airlift mission capability and is a prime transport for airdropping and transiting personnel and equipment into hostile areas. The U.S. Army riggers directly support airlift operations that provide essential supplies to bases throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.