Documenting the mission in Southwest Asia

Staff Sgt. Nathan D. Delgado, a broadcaster assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Office, takes documentation video of operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The 380th AEW supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Sergeant Delgado is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and his hometown is Blaine, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

Sentry on duty in Southwest Asia

Airman 1st Class Johnny Hinojosa, security forces journeyman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, watches over the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The 380th ESFS and the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Airman Hinojosa is deployed from the 3rd Security Forces Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and his hometown is San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

Deployed aerial porters load American buses on Russian-made transport

Air transportation Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center load a 44-passenger bus weighing more than 20,000 pounds onto a Russian-built IL-76 transport plane during operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The bus was one of two that were loaded on the IL-76 for transport to Afghanistan. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

Deployed aerial porters load American buses on Russian-made transport

Air transportation Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center load a 44-passenger bus weighing more than 20,000 pounds onto a Russian-built IL-76 transport plane during operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The bus was one of two that were loaded on the IL-76 for transport to Afghanistan. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

Deployed aerial porters load American buses on Russian-made transport

Air transportation Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center load a 44-passenger bus weighing more than 20,000 pounds onto a Russian-built IL-76 transport plane during operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The bus was one of two that were loaded on the IL-76 for transport to Afghanistan. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

KC-10 Extenders complete missions in Southwest Asia

A KC-10 Extender taxis on the flightline at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. KC-10 Extenders are one of the airframes deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing providing air refueling support for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft that can move up to 170,000 pounds of cargo or carry more than 356,000 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)