U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Davenport, 57th Weapons Squadron loadmaster from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., checks construction equipment before it is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Cargo is loaded onto the C-17 through a large aft door that accommodates military vehicles and palletized cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
Senior Airman Michael Crawford, 571st Global Mobility Squadron aerial port specialist from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., operates a Tunner 60K aircraft loader to load construction equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Tunner 60K aircraft loader is a highly mobile vehicle system that can transport up to six pallets of cargo at a maximum speed of 23 miles per hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Gaffney, 57th Weapons Squadron loadmaster from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., monitors construction equipment as it is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert DeSanto, 571st Global Mobility Squadron aerial port supervisor from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., drives a Tunner 60K aircraft loader carrying a track dump Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The mission of the 571st GMS is to rapidly deploy elite mobility teams to provide air mobility infrastructure to meet America's objectives anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Armando Irizarry, 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne electronic systems craftsman, disconnects a crane from heavy equipment Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 820th RED HORSE is the only Air Force civil engineer unit with Airborne and Air Assault qualified engineer capabilities with equipment and personnel rigging support, including Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Emergency Management and Fire/Emergency Services personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
A backhoe from the 820th RED HORSE Squadron is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Airmen from the 820th RED HORSE Squadron are capable of parachuting into heavily damaged airfields and rapidly repairing them for safe aircraft landings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Matthew Gaffney, 57th Weapons Squadron loadmaster from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Norman Metz, 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Ala., inspect the extraction chute attached to heavy construction equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in deployed areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
Tech. Sgt. Jason Bischoff, 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne pavement and equipment operator, communicates with other crew members to remove heavy equipment from a Tunner 60K aircraft loader Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. RED HORSE provides rapid response using the most expedient methods of travel available: airdrop from fixed or rotary-wing aircraft, insert via rotary-wing aircraft, standard airlift and convoy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
Tech. Sgt. Jason Bischoff, 820th RED HORSE Squadron airborne pavement and equipment operator, directs the crane operator to pick up a track dump from a Tunner 60K aircraft loader Nov. 29, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Airborne and Air Assault-qualified RED HORSE Airmen have specialized equipment and vehicles to provide expedient airfield or facility assessment and repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)
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