Tech. Sgt. Wilson Ham, a C-17 Loadmaster from the 300th Airlift Squadron, and Master Sgt. Harold Smith, from the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron, carefully navigate a pallet into its travel position. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron load vital supplies and equipment onto a C-17 from the 300th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Active duty and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., are continuing their deployment operations to Afghanistan. Personnel from 169th Fighter Wing are deploying from McEntire for an Air Expeditionary Force deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. More than a dozen Swamp Fox F-16 fighter jets, pilots, and nearly 500 personnel (pilots, maintenance specialists and support staff) will deploy for about four months to complete an aviation package necessary to conduct the close air support mission for troops on the ground in the area of responsibility.
Date Taken: | 04.10.2012 |
Date Posted: | 04.11.2012 13:17 |
Photo ID: | 557801 |
VIRIN: | 120410-F-OL711-030 |
Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
Size: | 1.15 MB |
Location: | EASTOVER, SC, US |
Web Views: | 15 |
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