C-130 Hercules - Loader in waiting

SOUTHWEST ASIA—Master Sgt. Richard Baarda waits on the ramp of a C-130 Hercules for a pallet of cargo to be brought onboard. He and other Airmen of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and its sister squadron, the 386th EAS, provide tactical airlift supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Sergeant Baarda is a loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Aaron Burgstein)