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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

Air transportation specialists with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations.

By Senior Airman Dwane R. Young ,  Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Camp Simba, Kenya Sep 27, 2021
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

A C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft kicks up debris as it lands at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Greenbaum and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, air transportation specialists, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), stack cargo on a pallet for shipping at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Greenbaum and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, air transportation specialists, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), prepares a pallet for shipping at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Greenbaum and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, air transportation specialists, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), signals one another during a cargo load transfer on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Greenbaum, aerial port operations section chief, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), signals a forklift driver loading cargo onto a 25K Loader on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, aerial port operations supervisor, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), waits to begin loading a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Greenbaum, aerial port operations section chief, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), grabs a chalk during a cargo load on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

A U.S. loadmaster signals an aerial port operations specialist with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) while loading cargo onto a C-130 Hercules on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

A U.S. loadmaster and aerial port operations specialist with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, guides cargo onto a C-130 Hercules on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

Air transportation specialists with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules on the flight line at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, aerial port operations supervisor, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS), stands on the flight line during a cargo load at Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th EABS coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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Air transportation specialists keep missions flowing in East Africa

A C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft kicks up debris as it takes off from Camp Simba, Kenya, Aug. 22, 2021. Air transportation specialists with the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron coordinated shipment of food, medical supplies and equipment between Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and Camp Simba. Air transportation specialists manage military aircraft cargo and passengers, ensuring bases worldwide are equipped with necessary resources to continue mission operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dwane R. Young)
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