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Air Mobility Command

Capt. Tom Armstrong, 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Squadron C-130 Hercules co-pilot assigned to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, surveys the ground below from the cockpit of a C-130 during a mission over Iraq on Nov. 13, 2009. This is the 45th combat mission for Captain Armstrong in theater. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

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Photo essay: Mobility warriors -- 'Panoramic view'

Published Nov. 18, 2009
By Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal
332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

OVER IRAQ -- Capt. Tom Armstrong, 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Squadron C-130 Hercules co-pilot , surveys the ground below from the cockpit of a C-130 during a mission over Iraq on Nov. 13, 2009. This is the 45th mission Captain Armstrong has conducted in-theater.

C-130s are one of the air mobility aircraft that help meet strategic and tactical airlift missions in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility every day.