910th loadmaster directs unloading of cargo in Chisinau, Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova -- Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Mark Zickefoose directs a forklift towards the cargo ramp of a C-130H Hercules tactical cargo transport aircraft, asssigned to the 910th Airlift Wing based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, at the airport here, October 22, 2009. Navigator Lt. Col. Don Loomis (behind cargo pallet) and loadmaster Sr. Airman Brent Bate watch from the interior of the C-130's cargo deck as the forklift approaches the aircraft to unload cargo. These Citizen Airmen and five others from YARS are on an airlift mission delivering passengers and supplies to Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, located in eastern Europe between Romania and the Ukraine. The aircrew members on this flight are among more than 70 Servicemembers from the 910th AW attached to the 38th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, based here. 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.