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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CA, UNITED STATES

04.17.2009

Photo by Lance Cheung 

Defense Media Activity - Air Force       

A bus full of retired veterans and their spouses wait for the signal to exit the bus and climb the more than two-story staircase to the troop compartment in the top part of the rear fuselage of a C-5 Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on April 17. The C-5 from the 433 Airlift Wing stopped for an addition of cargo and passengers heading to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. During CY08 the Travis team loaded 51,849 cargo tons, 43,486 passengers and supported 5,393 missions. The unit, its flights and people have garnered top awards from command to national defense level. The passengers are using their "space available" air travel privilege to fly on what is primarily a cargo flight. The privilege of traveling on these flights come with positives such as zero air fare and negatives such as flight times that are set to support operational mission needs and movement of cargo and seating ranges from commercial airline seats to fold-out web bench seats. Travis Air Force Base's 60th, 44th, 55th, and 82nd Aerial Port Squadrons operates AMC's primary west coast aerial port. They support seven U.S. Air Force major commands, Dept of Homeland Security, and all DoD services' air transportation needs with a budget of $4.8 million. More than 530 assigned personnel support traffic management services, passenger/cargo movement on airlift missions maintaining a global deployment capability for the largest wing in AMC.

• Date Taken: 04.17.2009
• Date Posted: 05.13.2009 20:25
• Photo ID: 171694
• VIRIN: 090417-F-2907C-153
• Resolution: 2924x1247
• Size: 2.07 MB
• Location: TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CA, US