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Photo of an Airman packing issued equipment into a bag.

Feb. 19, 2020

71st RQS loadmasters maintain supply, enable mission

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Moody Air Force Base website — Boots? Check. Knife? Check. Headsets? Check. … Check. … Check. But who is responsible for maintaining and issuing the more than a half a million dollars’ worth of mission-critical equipment to ensure that each rescue professional is geared up when time is of the essence?

Airman 1st Class Courtney Wagner, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo Dec. 9, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Dec. 15, 2017

774 EAS loadmaster ensures safe delivery of pax and cargo

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Extensive coordination goes into planning any U.S. Air Force flight. This rings especially true when transporting both people and supplies from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan to austere airstrips throughout the country.

Airman 1st Class Christian Williams, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, poses for a photo on the flightline Jan. 27, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Williams is scheduled to go through training for the new C-130J model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

Jan. 27, 2017

Loadmasters scheduled for C-130J training

Yokota Air Base, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Yokota Air Base website — As Yokota Air Base transitions from the C-130H Hercules to the new C-130J model, the 36th Airlift Squadron is ready to keep the mission going.

Aerial porters from the 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron push a pallet of supplies from a K-loader into the back of a C-130H Hercules at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2017. Aerial porters are responsible for loading and unloading aircraft and moving cargo around the cargo yard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Park)

Jan. 26, 2017

Squadron serves as strong link in OIR supply chain

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Force Central Command website — Constant loading and offloading of various items to and from aircraft requires careful coordination among the aerial porters of the 870th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and they rely on each other’s expertise to efficiently perform their mission.