By Senior Airman Harrison Winchell, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa / Published October 20, 2021
Senior Airman Christian Elkins and Airman 1st Class Matthew Burkhalter, C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, direct a radio tower on to a C-130J on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Senior Airman Christian Elkins, C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks prior to takeoff on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Airman 1st Class Matthew Burkhalter, C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, observes the propellers before takeoff on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Capt. Annalisa Crosmer and Capt. Brian Vaughn, and Senior Airman Christian Elkins, aircrew members of the 75th Expeditionary Squadron, conduct in flight operations over East Africa, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Capt. Brian Vaughn, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks prior to takeoff on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Members of the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron wait to offload on a C-130J Super Hercules after landing back on Camp Lemonnier, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Members of the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transfer cargo aboard a C-130J Super Hercules at a tactical outstation in East Africa, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Member of the Fly Away Security Team (FAST) protects a C-130J Super Hercules at a tactical outstation in East Africa, Sept. 22, 2021. FAST members support Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with aircraft and crew security at various locations within the U.S. Africa Command area of interest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Capt. Annalisa Crosmer and Capt. Brian Vaughn, C-130J Super Hercules pilots, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, fly a C-130J over East Africa, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Capt. Annalisa Crosmer, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, flies a C-130J over East Africa, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)
Capt. Brian Vaughn, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, 75th Expeditionary Squadron, flies a C-130J over East Africa, Sept. 22, 2021. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa with medical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian and airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harrison Winchell)