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Airlift Missions: Wings of Humanity, Haiti

  • March Air Reserve Base Globemaster C-17s fromRiverside Calif., are used to transport supplies into disaster areas and war zones, and airlift evacuees, wounded soldiers and others to safety. On one mission, the aircrew brought supplies to Haiti and airlifted residents to the U.S. after a devastating earthquake. Hill Air Force Base ground crew loads tent materials into the cargo bay of a MarchAir Reserve Base C-17 aircraft in Utah for Haiti victims. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircraft Master Sgt. James Madrid, left, and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Benson load a military K-Loader into the back of the cargo bay at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The K-Loader isused to unload suppies faster from the back aircraft. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircrew Master Sgt. James ties down suppies in the cargo bay of the C-17 at McChord Air Force Base in Wash. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircrew member TechSgt. Ryan Benson makes sure the military supplies are secured to the aircraft's cargo bay floor at Fort Smith Air Force Base in Ark. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircrew Master Sgt. James, center, and Tech Sgt. Ryan Benson brief with Bill Taylor of McChord Air Force Base ground crew before loading humanitarian aid materials forHaiti after landing at McChord Air Force Base in Wash. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircrew member Master Sgt. Lee Markos assists in refueling the aircraft at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircrew member StaffSgt. Danny Chehaiber sits in the cargo bay while flying rom Riverside, Calif., to McChord Air Force Base in Wash. to pick up humanitarian aid for Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 pilot Commander Major Averie Payton watches for other aircraft while preparing to land at Port-Au-Price International Airport in Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircraft has its cargo unloaded by United State Air Force ground crews stationed at Port-Au-Prince International Airport in Haiti. The ground crews are using a K-loader to remove the military materials from the back of theC-17. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A United Nations guard from Brazil protects the side entrance to the Port-Au-Prince International Airport where humanitarian aid is transported out to help the people of Haiti. A group of men wait for humanitarian suppilies to bring back to their families.(The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Haitian men gather around a man distributing identification cards needed to get work assisting in the humanitarian aid effort at Port-Au-Prince International Airport in Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A Haitian man sits near the entrance to Port-Au-Prince International Airport hoping to get work transporting or distributing aid supplies. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Evacuees heading to the United States line up on the tarmac to board the C-17 in Haiti. Base crew then helped evacuate orphans meeting their new familiesin the U.S. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 Master Sgt. Lee Markos, left, and Commander Major Averie Payton put together more seating in the cargo bay of the plane to accommodate seating for 52 children from a orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The children are being evacuated to Orlando, Fla., to meet the families who adopting them. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A Haitian man and two boys watch from outside the Port-Au-Prince International Airport as aircraft land and unload military materials and humanitarian aid in Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A United State Air Force security guard monitors the March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircraft while the crew boards evacuees at Port-Au-Prince International Airport in Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Doug Fry, left, and the two daughters he adopted, Jona Tyuste Fry, 12, and Ginette St-Louis Fry, 11, board the March Air Reserve Base C-17 before leaving Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve BAse C-17 aircrew member Tech. Sgt. Ryan Benson wheels an evacuee into the cargo bay of the C-17 at Port-Au-Prince International Airportin Haiti. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircrew member Tech Sgt. Ryan Benson, right, and Master Sgt. James Madrid,left, assist an evacuee into her seat in the cargo bay. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A Haitian boy sits in the cargo bay of a March Air Reserve Base C-17. He was one of 52 children from an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, being evacuated to Orlando, Fla., to meet up with his adopted family. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Scott Air Force Base Lt. Col. Randon Draper carries a Haitian boy into the cargo bay of a March Air Reserve Base C-17. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Scott Air Force Base Lt. Col. Randon Draper puts ear plugs in a Haitian girl in the cargo bay of a March Air Reserve Base C-17. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • New Jersey resident Guerlyne Louissaint grieves on the flight to Orlando, Fla., because she couldnot get her sister and niece, who are homeless, out of Haiti. The streets are dangerous, she says.(The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • A man comforts his sick wife while in the cargo bay after being evacuated from Port-Au-Prince Haiti.190 evacuees will be flown to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Fla. to stay with relatives or family members. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Parents and guardians rest with their adopted children in the March Air Reserve Base C-17 cargo bay while beingflown to Sanford International Airport in Orlando, Fla.(The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • March Air Reserve Base C-17 Sgt. Danny Chehaiber, standing at right, makes sure everyone is seated as the crew of the C-17 prepares for takeoff from Haiti. A single strap across each row of passengers serves as a safety belt on the flight to Orlando, Fla. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Daphnee Toban hugs her children Olivier Carl, left, and Sebastian Charles in the cargo bay of a March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircraft after arriving at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Fla. Daphnee's children were visiting their grandmother in Haiti when the earthquake hit. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
  • Jay Loucks carries his adopted son, Watson, off the March Air Reserve Base C-17 aircraft after arriving at Sanford International Airport in Orlando, Fla. (The Press-Enterprise/ Mark Zaleski)
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