Balad airlifters complete 25,000th combat sortie
The 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron marked a unit milestone Sept. 3 by completing its 25,000th combat sortie since beginning operations at Joint Base Balad in February 2006.
The 777th EAS' Airmen and their fleet of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft have carried approximately 210,000 passengers and more than 98 million pounds of cargo in 31 months, eliminating the need for more than 11,000 convoy vehicles to traverse roads still fraught with improvised explosive devices and other dangers.
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