2006 News Archive (48)

U.S. Soldiers and civilians assigned to the 839th Transportation Battalion, 598th Transportation Brigade, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, U.S. Transportation Command, work with the Tunisian Armed Forces and civilian officials to offload a generator trailer during port operations in preparation for exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Gabes, Tunisia, April 8, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Wiginton, 8th Airlift Squadron director of staff, left, and Lt. Col. Jonathan Fariss, 62d Operations Group chief of standards and evaluations, prepare to conduct aerial refueling with an Omega Air Refueling Service KDC-10B above California, April 10, 2025. This aerial refueling event marked the first time an Air Mobility Command C-17 has refueled with a commercial KDC-10B. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Geiger)

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, 446th APS and 709th Airlift Squadron from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, prepare to load a fire truck onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 8, 2025. The donated fire truck arrived at JBLM and was processed through the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 62d APS to be delivered to Guatemala in support of U.S. Transportation Command’s Denton Humanitarian Assistance Program.

U.S. Air Force loadmasters assigned to the 6th Airlift Squadron offload a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at an undisclosed location. The mission was part of a broader effort supporting combatant command requirements around the globe, reflecting the 6th AS’s ability to rapidly deliver combat ready assets. These operations reinforce the squadron’s vital role in providing maneuver and sustainment for the Joint Force. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)