C-130 Hercules - Maintenance unit keeps aircraft flying

Airmen from the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare a C-130 Hercules for takeoff from Balad Air Base, Iraq on May 17, 2006. The squadron arrived at Balad in Jan. 2006. Since then, the unit has flown more than 3,700 sorties, moved more than 54,200 people and 11,790 tons of cargo. The unit is comprised of active duty, Guard and Reserve aircraft and Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)