C-130 Hercules - Airmen teach C-130 ops to Iraqi students, learn about sacrifice

ALI BASE, Iraq—Master Sgt. Patrick Shaw (left) and Senior Master Sgt. James Baarda instruct one of their Iraqi air force students (right) on the finer points of loading a C-130 Hercules. The Airmen are part of a crew of more than 30 instructors teaching more than 100 Iraqi airmen how to fly and maintain C-130s here. Sergeant Shaw is an aerial port instructor assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Sergeant Baarda is a loadmaster instructor assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jamie Shultz)