5/25/2011 - First Lt. Christopher Dunlap, 17th Airlift Squadron co-pilot, prepares for flight in a C-17 Globemaster III at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. The crew flew from MK airfield to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, carrying critical cargo supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Capt. Jacob Fox, 17th Airlift Squadron aircraft commander, performs pre-flight operations during a flight in a C-17 Globemaster III from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, to the U.S. Central Command theater of operation May 20, 2011. The crew flew from MK airfield to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, carrying critical cargo supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Staff Sgt. Doug Tadevich, 17th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, coordinates off-load operations with a member of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing after landing at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in a flight from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. The crew flew a C-17 Globemaster III from MK airfield to Kandahar Air Base carrying critical cargo supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Staff Sgt. Doug Tadevich, 17th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, conducts cargo off-load operations at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, after a flight from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. The crew flew a C-17 Globemaster III from MK airfield to Kandahar Air Base carrying critical cargo supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 385th Air Expeditionary Group is off-loaded at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, after a flight from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. The aircraft delivered cargo supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - First Lt. Christopher Dunlap, co-pilot with the 17th Airlift Squadron from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., pushes cargo off a C-17 Globemaster III at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, after a flight from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. The crew flew from MK airfield to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan carrying critical cargo supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Airmen from 17th Airlift Squadron perform pre-flight procedures in a C-17 Globemaster III for a flight from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Senior Airman Neal Ylitalo, 17th Airlift Wing loadmaster, off-loads cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III after a flight from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and 385th Air Expeditionary Group off-load cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III after a flight from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Cargo is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 385th Air Expeditionary Group at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, for a flight to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Cargo is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 385th Air Expeditionary Group at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, for a flight to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)
5/25/2011 - Senior Airman Neal Ylitalo, 17th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, for a flight to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 20, 2011. Several C-17s are temporarily deployed to MK from another base in the region that is closed for routine runway repairs. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Laura K. Deckman)