Do you even airlift? 724 AMS loads cargo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Stoughton, 724th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft services specialist, approaches a C-130 Super Hercules with a container transporter, Aug. 28, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The container transporter’s load surface is similar to the interior of a C-130 for easy uploading and downloading of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Do you even airlift? 724 AMS loads cargo

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Adams, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, directs a container transporter, Aug. 28, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Aviano receives everything from nuts and bolts to F-16 Fighting Falcon wings during routine cargo uploads and downloads. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Do you even airlift? 724 AMS loads cargo

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Coltson, 724th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft services specialist, pulls cargo from a C-130 Super Hercules onto a container transporter, Aug. 28, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Airmen from the 724th AMS can immediately unload equipment on the flightline so the pallets can be returned to the cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Do you even airlift? 724 AMS loads cargo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Javier San-Miguel, 724th Air Mobility Squadron information controller, unstraps cargo, Aug. 28, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. All 724th AMS personnel train for cargo operations in case the freight section needs additional help. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Do you even airlift? 724 AMS loads cargo

Published Sept. 1, 2015
By Senior Airman Austin Harvill
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Although they are known mainly for their passenger transport service, the 724th Air Mobility Squadron's capabilities extend beyond personnel movement. Aircraft laden with cargo from across the world stop at Aviano to unload, refuel and replenish, all under the care of 724th AMS freight personnel.