C-130 - Hercules lifts off

Tech. Sgt. Ken Bishop checks the left side of the aircraft during descent into Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on Saturday, June 10. Sergeant Bishop is a loadmaster for the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The squadron is the only U.S. C-130 squadron in Afghanistan, and flies approximately five missions a day providing airlift and airdrops to troops in theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)