C-17 Globemaster III - Loading C-17

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM—Airmen from the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, deployed to Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, palletize and load humanitarian cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III. The C-17 landed a Burgas Airport on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq. KC-10 Extenders from the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., are deployed to Burgas Airport and nearby Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, to support tanker operations. Camp Sarafovo is home to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, which is currently conducting air refueling operations with KC-10 Extender aircraft that have deployed to Burgas Airport while support operations are conducted from nearby Camp Sarafovo. Members from various Air Force units world-wide are currently deployed with the 409th AEG in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U. S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)