C-130 Hercules - Ready for takeoff

SOUTHWEST ASIA—Staff Sgt. Albert Keomaka operates a forklift to load pallets into a C-130 Hercules destined for Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is responsible for tactical airlift into and out of Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Keomaka is an air transportation specialist with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at a forward-deployed location and is from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)