10/27/2012 - Airman 1st Class Marquis Cole, 305th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, from Independence, La., annotates correct height and weight onto an increment, or cargo item, Oct. 27, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. This information is critical to ensure aircraft personnel know exactly how much weight is on an aircraft. Gear and vehicles were weighed and measured to prepare them for transport before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. David J. Murphy/Released)
10/27/2012 - Staff Sgt. Bruce Staats, 819th Global Support Squadron in-transit visibility equipment custodian, directs Senior Airman Adam Hill, 819th GSS air transportation specialist, in the operation of a 10k standard forklift carrying an internal slingable unit 90. The two worked together to move containers and pallets to a scale where they could be weighed.
(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. David J. Murphy/Released)
10/27/2012 - Staff Sgt. Sheldon Fowler, 305th Aerial Port Squadron joint inspector, from Skidmore, Texas, inspects generators to ensure sure they are air capable. 305th APS Airmen worked to get get gear ready for evacuation and storage before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.
(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. David J. Murphy/Released)
10/27/2012 - Airman 1st Class Victor Covarrubiasruiz, 305th Aerial Port Squadron cargo processor, drives a 10k all-terrain fork lift over a scale to get center balance weight and height Oct. 27, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Weighing and measuring empty vehicles helps the 305th APS members get accurate information from the scale when cargo is being carried.
(U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. David J. Murphy/Released)
10/27/2012 - Staff Sgt. Christopher West, 818th Global Mobility Squadron aerial transportation specialist, helps pre-stage cargo by marking the weight of it just before a joint inspection is performed on the cargo needed for aircraft evacuation due to Hurricane Sandy Oct. 26, 2012 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Cole hails from St. Petersburg, Fla.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Russell/Released)
10/27/2012 - Members of he 305th Aerial Port Squadron convoy equipment for evacuation via C-17 Globemaster IIIs Oct. 27, 2012, here. The 621st Contigency Response Wing is moving their equipment to avoid possible damage from approaching Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Crowe/ Released)
10/27/2012 - Staff Sgt. Jason Lownes, 305th Aerial Port Squadron ramp supervisor, and Tech. Sgt. Antwon Pope, 305th Aerial Port Squadron shift supervisor, secure cargo loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 27, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The 621st Contigency Response Wing is moving their equipment to avoid possible damage from approaching Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sean Crowe/ released)