Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
U.S. Air Force Pilots of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield (BAF), Afghanistan, prepare for landing at BAF on May 30, 2018. The C-130J features a fully integrated defensive system, low-power color radar, digital moving map display, turboprop engines with six-bladed propellers and a digital auto pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
A pilot of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to start their flight procedures on May 30, 2018 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The C-130J Super Hercules performs a tactical portion of the airlift mission which is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Darmel Boyken, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, fly away security team (FAST) member, pulls security of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while loading passengers and equipment on board on May 30, 2018 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The C-130J is capable of......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Bobola, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, fly away security team (FAST) member, pulls security of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while loading passengers and equipment on board on May 30, 2018 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. The C-130J is capable of operating from......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
Airman First Class Darmel Boyken, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, fly away security team member, pulls security of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while loading passengers and equipment on board on May 30, 2018 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. FAST members fly on specific missions to various......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Darmel Boyken, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, fly away security team (FAST) member, checks the outside area before a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, makes a complete stop on May 30, 2018 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. FAST members are elite teams of hand-picked......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Darmel Boyken, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, fly away security team member, watches over a perimeter and provide security of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during an unloading of vehicle equipment and parachutes on May 30, 2018 at Jalalabad Air Base. FAST members mission......
Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro | United States Air Forces Central | 05.30.2018
Aircrew members of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, unload pallets of vehicle equipment and parachutes on May 30, 2018 at Jalalabad Air Base. The C-130J can provide a wide variety of oversized cargo, including from utility helicopters and armored vehicles to standard palletized cargo and military personnel. (U.S. Air Force......
