A C-130 Hercules prepares to depart a dirt landing zone in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan on Feb. 16, 2011. Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, made sure the dirt landing zone was safe for the cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and depart and provided the aircrew with any pertinent information via radio communications. The aircrew was delivering needed cargo for one of the nearby military outposts. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

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A C-130 Hercules prepares lands on a dirt landing zone in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan on Feb. 16, 2011. Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, made sure the dirt landing zone was safe for the cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and provided the aircrew with any pertinent information via radio communications. The aircrew was delivering needed cargo for one of the nearby military outposts. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

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Photo essay: C-130 operates in Afghanistan

Published Feb. 28, 2011
By Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
Air Force Combat Camera

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LAGMAN, Afghanistan -- A C-130 Hercules lands on a dirt landing zone in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan on Feb. 16.

Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, made sure the dirt landing zone was safe for the cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and provided the aircrew with any pertinent information via radio communications.

The aircrew was delivering needed cargo for one of the nearby military outposts.