Lawrence Curtis runs to assist fellow air transportation specialists push an enormous pallet of Meals-Ready-to-Eat onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food was loaded as part of the first humanitarian mission to leave Charleston AFB laden with food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Mr. Curtis is a work leader with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class Jason Cox watches over a pallet filled with food as it is transferred onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food weighed approximately 9,000 pounds and was loaded for shipment to victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Cox is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class James Harrison strains to push a pallet of bottled water onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of water weighed several thousand pounds and was one of nine loaded for shipment to victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Harrison is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Air transportation specialists with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron work together to load a pallet of food onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food part of a 116,000 pound shipment of food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Air transportation specialists with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron work together to load a pallet of food onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food part of a 116,000 pound shipment of food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class James Harrison, front, and Timothy Chinners swap out rollers on the cargo floor of a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The rollers were replaced with bidirectional rollers to allow quicker loading of 16 pallets of food and water destined for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Harrison is an air transportation journeyman and Mr. Chinners is a ramp loading supervisor, both are with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman Curtis Moore chains down a pallet of bottled water to the cargo floor of a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Chains are used in addition to locks on the cargo floor to inhibit any movement and shifting of pallets during flight. Airman Moore is an air transportation apprentice with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez uses a pair of glow sticks to guide the driver of a Tunner 60K Loader aboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The industrial loading vehicle must be carefully positioned to allow expeditious transfer of cargo pallets onto aircraft. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class Jason Cox secures dunnage to the top of a pallet of water aboard a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The dunnage is used to support the pallet of water after it is off-loaded from the aircraft. Airman Cox is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez prepares to push a pallet of bottled water on a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet contained more than 4,000 bottles of water and were shipped to Haiti as part of the humanitarian relief effort to aid victims of the recent earthquake. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Air transportation specialists with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron work together to properly align a pallet of water to be loaded on a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of water was loaded as part of the first humanitarian mission to leave Charleston AFB laden with food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

William Leeson pushes a pallet of bottled water onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The loadout included 16 pallets of relief supplies, totaling 116,000 pounds, and was loaded by 437th Aerial Port Squadron members and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters in under 38 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airmen 1st Class James Harrison, left, and Jason Cox push a pallet of bottle water weighing several thousand pounds from a Tunner 60K Loader onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The water was loaded as part of the first of many missions to leave from Charleston AFB carrying food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airmen Harrison and Cox are air transportation journeymen with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Lawrence Curtis checks his side-view mirror as he reverses a Tunner 60K Loader from the rear of a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The industrial loading vehicle is used to transport several pallets at a time to the aircraft at one time, allowing loading specialists to move from one pallet to the next with little delay. Mr. Curtis is a work leader with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Tech. Sgt. Sean Stottlemyre eyes the progress of Airman Curtis Moore while chaining down a pallet of bottled water to the cargo floor of a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Chains are used in addition to locks on the cargo floor to inhibit any movement and shifting of pallets during flight. Sergeant Stottlemyre is a night shift supervisor and Airman Moore is an air transportation apprentice, both are with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez moves toward the front of a McChord AFB C-17 as Airmen with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron maneuver a pallet of Meals-Ready-to-Eat into position Jan. 18 on the Charleston AFB flightline. The MREs were prepared and loaded by the 437 APS aboard the aircraft as part of the first humanitarian mission to leave Charleston AFB laden with food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez, back, monitors the movement of a Tunner 60K Loader as it is positioned behind a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The industrial loading vehicle must be carefully positioned to allow expeditious transfer of cargo pallets onto aircraft. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class Jason Cox strains to push a pallet of Meals-Ready-to-Eat onto a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet of food weighed approximately 9,000 pounds and was one of seven loaded for shipment to victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Cox is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez, front, monitors the movement of a Tunner 60K Loader as it is positioned within inches of a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The industrial loading vehicle must be carefully positioned to allow expeditious transfer of cargo pallets onto aircraft. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class Jason Cox tightens down a cargo strap to the top of a pallet of water aboard a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The strap holds down wooden beams to the top of the pallet, preventing them from injuring passengers or damaging the aircraft during flight. Airman Cox is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez gives directions for aligning a pallet of Meals-Ready-to-Eat aboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The pallet contained more than 4,500 meals and was shipped to Haiti as part of the humanitarian relief effort to aid victims of the recent earthquake. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anthony Jimenez eyes the alignment of pallets aboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Sixteen pallets of food and water were loaded during the first of many missions to be flown out of Charleston AFB to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Jimenez is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Nick Hebert documents data on the load plan for a shipment of food and water aboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Sixteen pallets of food and water were loaded during the first of many missions to be flown out of Charleston AFB with supplies to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Hebert is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Anel Dominique calls for help from another Airman after attempting to chain down a pallet of food to a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Sixteen pallets were loaded on the aircraft with little space between each one, presenting difficulty in securing them to the cargo floor. Airman Dominique is an air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman 1st Class Jason Cox, left, and Senior Airman Anel Dominique work to chain down a pallet of food to a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Sixteen pallets, totaling approximately 116,000 pounds, were loaded on the aircraft with little space between each one, presenting difficulty in securing them to the cargo floor. Airmen Cox and Dominique are air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Airman Curtis Moore, front, and Airman 1st Class Jason Cox squeeze between pallets of food aboard a McChord AFB C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. Little space between each pallet presented difficulty for the Airmen in securing them to the cargo floor. Airmen Curtis and Cox are air transportation journeyman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Lawrence Curtis uses a control panel from the rear of a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18 to close the loading ramp after the last of 16 pallets were loaded. The loading ramp of the C-17 can be positioned in the full-down position to allow vehicles to be driven onboard, or positioned halfway to loading of cargo pallets. Mr. Curtis is a work leader with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Lawrence Curtis talks with Tech. Sgt. Sean Stottlemyer about the position of wooden dunnage secured to the tops of pallets of water onboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The dunnage must be positioned laterally across the tops of the pallets to ensure they can not slide out from under their cargo straps during flight. Mr. Curtis is a work leader and Sergeant Stottlemyer is a night shift supervisor, both are with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Nine pallets of bottled water and seven pallets of Meals-Ready-to-Eat sit on a McChord AFB C-17 after being loaded at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load the 16 pallets, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Pallets of bottled water sit on a McChord AFB C-17 after being loaded at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load 16 pallets of food and water, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

A pallet of bottled water sits on a McChord AFB C-17 after being loaded at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load 16 pallets of food and water, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Nine pallets of bottled water and seven pallets of Meals-Ready-to-Eat sit on a McChord AFB C-17 after being loaded at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load the 16 pallets, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Aircrew members with the 10th Airlift Squadron gather together for a crew briefing shortly before launching out of Charleston AFB on a humanitarian aid mission to Haiti Jan. 18. The mission was a first for the crew and a first for Charleston AFB serving as a distribution hub for food and water shipments the to impoverished nation which was recently struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. The 10 AS is based out of McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Senior Airman Nick Hebert talks with fellow crew members before embarking a humanitarian mission for Haiti aboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The mission was the first of many missions to be flown out of Charleston AFB laden with food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Hebert is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

A McChord AFB C-17 waits on the flightline after being loaded with cargo at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load 16 pallets of humanitarian aid, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

The jet engine of a McChord AFB C-17 awaits startup shortly before a mission to Haiti on the flightline at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load 16 pallets of humanitarian aid, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

A McChord AFB C-17 displays the emblems of Air Mobility Command and Air Force Reserve Command on the flightline after being loaded with cargo at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Since the recent earthquake which struck Haiti, active-duty and Reserve Airmen have worked around the clock in support of humanitarian aid missions to save lives and bring relief to earthquake victims. The McChord C-17 was flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission from Charleston since the base assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

A McChord AFB C-17 awaits engine startup on the flightline at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Since the recent earthquake which struck Haiti, active-duty and Reserve Airmen have worked around the clock in support of humanitarian aid missions to save lives and bring relief to earthquake victims. The McChord C-17 was flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission from Charleston since the base assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)