C-17 Airlift Mission
U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hoyt and 1st Lt. Mark Benischeck, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilots, prepare to land a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. The crew landed at Bagram to airlift Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom retrograde operations. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. Hoyt, is a Woodbridge, Va., native, and Benischeck is a native of Severna Park, Md. both pilots are deployed from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)