YARS flight crew members talk shop with cargo specialist in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Air Force Resere Capt. Brian Hodor (center), a pilot assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, talks with a representative handling the unloading of passengers and loading of cargo for airlift aboard a C-130H Hercules tactical cargo transport aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport here, October 25, 2009. Tech. Sgt. Mike Price (left), a flight engineer also assigned at YARS listens to the conversation. Capt. Hodor, Sergeant Price and the seven other Citizen Airmen from YARS delivered 29 passengers and their baggage from Naples Naval Air Station, Italy to Tel Aviv and are preparing to haul more than 14,000 pounds of cargo from Tel Aviv to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The aircrew members completing this airlift mission are among more than 70 Servicemembers from YARS attached to the 38th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, based at Ramstein. The 38th EAS is supporting Operation Joint Enterprise by providing tactical airlift capability to locations in the U.S. Europe Command (EUROCOM), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) theaters of operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.