Airmen from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, with help from Russian crew members, load cargo onto an Antonov AN-124 Ruslan, the largest mass-produced aircraft in the world. The AN-124 and its crew were contracted by the Tanker Airlift Control Center to airlift oversized cargo for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)

Airman 1st Class Kenneth Messick, 437th Aerial Port Squadron aerial transportation specialist, helps prepare cargo to be loaded on the AN-124 on the flight line Nov. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)

Airman 1st Class Ivan Frye, 437th Aerial Port Squadron aerial transportation specialist, connects chains to a pallet to be loaded onto the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)

Rick Gathers, 437th Aerial Port Squadron shift supervisor, works with Russian aircrew members to load the AN-124.U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)

An Antonov AN-124 Ruslan sits on the flightline near the aerial port to be loaded by the 437th Aerial Port Squadron with cargo for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command bound for Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sam Hymas)