BALAD AIR BASE — Whether it's operating from rough dirt strips or dropping off troops and equipment into hostile areas, C-130 Hercules keep convoys off the road in Iraq through airpower.
Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., fly C-130 hub-and-spoke missions daily to ensure cargo and passengers are delivered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"Each pallet contains something different. We've delivered anything from MREs (meals ready to eat) and water to tires and ammo," said Capt. Matt Reece, aircraft commander.
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(Photo: Senior Airman Michael Buzbee, 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, lines up a forklift prior to off-loading cargo at a stop during a hub-and-spoke mission Jan. 8. Airman Buzbee is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josh Moshier.)
Members of the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., fly C-130 hub-and-spoke missions daily to ensure cargo and passengers are delivered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"Each pallet contains something different. We've delivered anything from MREs (meals ready to eat) and water to tires and ammo," said Capt. Matt Reece, aircraft commander.
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(Photo: Senior Airman Michael Buzbee, 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, lines up a forklift prior to off-loading cargo at a stop during a hub-and-spoke mission Jan. 8. Airman Buzbee is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josh Moshier.)
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