Airlift Collection (page 4)

A U. S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter
December 12, 2009 - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter resupplies Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment at its outpost in Baba Saheb Ghar

Container delivery system bundles parachute down to a drop zone marked by warfighters
May 9, 2010 - Container delivery system bundles parachute down to a drop zone marked by warfighters on the ground in Afghanistan

An MH-60S Sea Hawk picks up pallets from the flight deck of of USNS Rainier
December 21, 2011 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up pallets from the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7)

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment
Atlantic Ocean, December 15, 2006 - An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis & Clark (T-AKE)

Pallets are released from a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan
May 4, 2012 - Critical supplies are delivered to an undisclosed location in Afghanistan via airdrop by a C-17 Globemaster III

Pallets of relief supplies exit a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft over Haiti
January 18, 2010 - Forty pallets of relief supplies exit a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft over Haiti. Joint Task Force-Haiti secured the area where the supplies were delivered

Airmen push out a pallet of donated goods from a C-130 Hercules
December 14, 2010 - Airmen lookout upon the Islands of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop. Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Forceas longest-running humanitarian which began in 1952

A MH-60S Knighthawk conducts a vertical replenishment at sea
October 4, 2012 - A MH-60S of HSC-22 assigned to USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), during a vertical replenishment operation on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea

A member from the Pathfinder Platoon gets ready to jump from a C-130 transport plane with a container. The 16 Air Assault Brigades Pathfinder Platoon of the British Army are specially trained

A SH-60 R Seahawk prepares to drop supplies
Mediterranean Sea, August 18, 2013 a Air Boss watches as a SH-60 R Seahawk prepares to drop supplies during a vertical replenishment-at-sea (VERTREP)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk delivers supplies to the flight deck of USS Mobile Bay
Pacific Ocean, September 19, 2012 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers supplies to the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay

Soldiers practice external cargo mounting on a UH-60 Yanshuf of the Israel Air Force

An SH-60S Sea Hawk delivers supplies on the flight deck fo USS Preble
Philippine Sea, September 18, 2013 - An SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers supplies on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88)

Ordnancemen connect transport cables to a SH-60B helicopter
December 6, 2006 - An air crewman watches as two aviation ordnancemen connect transport cables to a SH-60B helicopter on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) during a vertical replenishment

Sailors hook up a pole pendant to a SA-330J Puma helicopter
Gulf of Thailand, February 15, 2011 - Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) hook up a pole pendant to a SA-330J Puma helicopter during an underway replenishment

U. S. Air Force Soldiers run for protection from prop wash from a CH-47 Chinook
June 28, 2011 - U.S. Air Force Soldiers run for protection from prop wash from a Nevada Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter after rigging a 11

Bundles of humanitarian supplies are dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III
April 13, 2008 - 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies are dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III using the Joint Precision Airdrop Delivery System to a drop zone in Afghanistan

Supplies are loaded into a C-130 Hercules
May 12, 2008 - Supplies are loaded into a C-130 Hercules to deliver to the country of Burma at the Yangon International airport (Rangoon)

Sailors prepare to connect cargo legs and nets to an MH-60S Sea Hawk
Philippine Sea, November 15, 2013 - Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepare to connect cargo legs

Sailors attempt to attach a cargo pennant to an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard USS Denver
Pacific Ocean, February 7, 2010 - Aviation Boatswainas Mate Airman directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter onto the flight deck of amphibious transport dock USS Denver as two Sailors attempt to attach a

Sailors attach pallets of supplies to an MH-60S Knighthawk
April 14, 2007 - U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) attach pallets of supplies to an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment with USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

Personnel connect a cargo pendant to an SA-330 Puma helicopter
Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2011 - Chief Logistics Specialist attempts to connect a cargo pendant to an SA-330 Puma helicopter as it hovers over the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan

A SH-60J Seahawk transfers cargo during a vertical replenishment
October 4, 2012 - A SH-60J Seahawk of HS-5 Nightdippers of Carrier Air Wing 7, assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, during a vertical replenishment operation with USNS Supply (T-AOE-6)

An SH-60R Sea Hawk delivers pallets during a replenishment at sea
Arabian Gulf, December 13, 2011 - An SH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter turns away from the flight deck after lowering pallets of food

A SH-60J Seahawk conducts a vertical replenishment with USNS Supply
October 4, 2012 - A SH-60J Seahawk of HS-5 Nightdippers of Carrier Air Wing 7, assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a vertical replenishment operation with USNS Supply (T-AOE-6)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lowers pallets of supplies onto USS Bonhomme Richard
South China Sea, February 8, 2013 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lowers pallets of supplies during a vertical replenishment on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard

Airmen prepare to drop a practice bundle from a C-17 Globemaster III
July 16, 2007 - Airmen prepare to drop a practice bundle from a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop training mission over Hawaii

Sailors load relief supplies onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk
Air department sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) load relief supplies onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter to be airlifted ashore in support of Operation Damayan

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from USNS Bridge
Pacific Ocean, September 19, 2012 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10)

A U. S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a Humvee
March 4, 2010 - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transporting a Humvee prepares to land at a forward operating base in southern Afghanistan

Airmen attach a cargo hook to an SA-330J Puma helicopter
Gulf of Oman, September 5, 2013 - A Sailor and a Marine attach a cargo hook to an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during a vertical replenishment

U. S. Marines observe CH-53E Super Stallion lift a 12, 000 pound target
California, July 8, 2009 - U.S. Marines watch as the 12, 000 pound target they attached is lifted by a CH-53E Super Stallion

Pallets are released from a C-130 Hercules over Afghanistan
January 27, 2012 - U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crew drop water and fuel for soldiers at a command outpost over Afghanistan

U. S. Navy Sailors attach a sling to the belly of an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter
April 6, 2007 - U.S. Navy Sailors attach a sling to the belly of an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter during an ordnance offload on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to deliver ammunition
Atlantic Ocean, December 14, 2006 - An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter prepares to deliver ammunition to flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)

MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters conduct a vertical replenishment
Atlantic Ocean, August 2, 2013 - MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters approach the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during a vertical replenishment

Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters transfer cargo during a vertical replenishment
Indian Ocean, October 21, 2009 - Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 transfer cargo during a vertical replenishment with the Military

An MH-60S Knighthawk delivers cargo
Gulf of Oman, October 2, 2013 - An MH-60S Knighthawk delivers cargo from the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter airlifts a pallet of ammunition
Atlantic Ocean, November 4, 2005 - An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter airlifts a pallet of ammunition from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S

An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter releases cargo on the flight deck of USS Anzio
Atlantic Ocean, November 29, 2011 - Boatswains Mate Seaman Apprentice directs an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter to release cargo on the flight deck of the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio during a

Pallets of relief supplies are air delivered from a C-17 Globemaster III over Haiti
January 18, 2010 - Approximately 40 pallets of relief supplies are air delivered from a C-17 Globemaster III over Haiti

Seaman hooks a pallet to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter
Mediterranean Sea, August 5, 2013 - Seaman hooks a pallet to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter for a vertical replenishment display during a one-day Tiger Cruise from Gaeta, Italy

A SH-60J Seahawk and a MH-60S during a vertical replenishment
October 4, 2012 - A SH-60J Seahawk of HS-5 Nightdippers of Carrier Air Wing 7, assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, during a vertical replenishment operation with USNS Supply (T-AOE-6)

Container Delivery System bundles exit a C-17 Globemaster during an airdrop mission
February 14, 2009 - A C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster stands on the ramp as Container Delivery System (CDS) bundles exit the aircraft during a high altitude airdrop mission in Afghanistan in support

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter
Gulf of Oman, September 5, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during a vertical replenishment

Blockade Helpers
1st July 1948: Bristol Hercules powered Handley Page Hastings C1 transport aircraft lined up at the factory airfield at Radlett, Hertfordshire, prior to delivery to RAF Transport Command

Revolutionaries in Berlin exchange fire with Prussian government forces from behind a barricade in the Breite Strasse
REVOLUTION OF 1848: BERLIN. Revolutionaries in Berlin exchange fire with Prussian government forces from behind a barricade in the Breite Strasse

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"Airlift: The Mighty Wings of the U. S. Air Force" In the vast expanse of the sky, where freedom knows no bounds, a fleet of powerful aircraft soars through the clouds - it's the U. S. Air Force C-17 Globemasters in flight. These magnificent machines are at the forefront operations, carrying out crucial missions that span across continents. As you flip open the front cover of "Airlift, " a world unfolds before your eyes. From historic Vickers Viscount 9Q-CBS to modern Beech C-12A Huron 73-1213, this captivating collection showcases an array of aircraft that have played pivotal roles in delivering aid and support to those in need. Amongst them stands proud the Lockheed LC-130H-LM Hercules 83-0490, its ruggedness and versatility making it an indispensable asset in extreme environments. Alongside is its predecessor, the legendary Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, which has gracefully carried countless troops and cargo throughout its service years. But towering above them all is none other than the mighty Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 69-0022 - a true behemoth capable of transporting massive loads with ease. Its presence alone commands respect as it symbolizes unparalleled strength and unwavering dedication. The pages turn further to reveal another iconic figure - Lockheed C-141B Starlifter 65-0222; its sleek silhouette embodies both gracefulness and power simultaneously. Not far behind follows Lockheed C-5A Galaxy 68-0220, showcasing how innovation continues to push boundaries even within established giants. Amidst these heavyweights lies another workhorse - Lockheed C130-A-LM Hercules 54–1640 – a reliable companion known for its ability to land on short runways and deliver vital supplies into remote areas with precision.