816 EAS breaks 24-hour record

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Airmen with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load a pallet of cargo onto a C-17. Units all over base have increased the operations tempo in the last few months to help support the recent surge of servicemembers into the Operation Iraqi Freedom area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

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The 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron moved 2,122,000 pounds of cargo and more than 745 passengers with 12 jets flying 47 sorties in a 24-hour period July 19 in Southwest Asia. The 16th Airlift Squadron from Charleston AFB is currently deployed to this squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)