Soldiers and Airmen at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, unload three medical HH-60 Pave Hawks of from a C-17 Globemaster III on Oct. 16, 2009. Some of the Pave Hawks functions and missions are civil search and rescue, emergency aeromedical evacuation and international aid. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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Senior Airmen Duan Jensen and Scott McGuire sit in the cargo bay of a C-130J Hercules waiting for aircraft cargo at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2009. Airman Jensen and Airman McGuire are C-130 loadmasters for the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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Senior Airman Scott McGuire directs a 60k Tunner to the back of a C-130J to upload cargo to be transported down range from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2009. This particular cargo shipment is destined for Southwest Asia delivering various supplies and goods to a base there. Airman McGuire is a C-130 loadmaster for the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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Senior Airman Scott McGuire directs a 60k Tunner to the back of a C-130J Hercules to upload cargo that will be transported down range from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2009. The C-130 can accommodate a wide variety of oversized cargo, including everything from utility helicopters and six-wheeled armored vehicles to standard palletized cargo and military personnel. Airman McGuire is a C-130 loadmaster for the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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Photo essay: Cargo loading at Kandahar

Published Oct. 21, 2009
By Senior Airman Timothy Taylor
451st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- Mobility Airmen support cargo loading operations every day in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility getting vital supplies and personnel to the places they are needed.

In these photos, see some cargo loading operations in Kandahar in mid-October 2009.