9th AS Pelicans fly southwest for joint training
Staff Sgt. John Dittess, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, chains a K-loader to the cargo compartment of a Dover Air Force Base C-5M Super Galaxy during a Major Command Service Tail Trainer at Holloman AFB, June 9, 2021. Loadmasters from the 9th AS coordinated cargo with Airmen from Air Education and Training Command’s 49th Wing and Air Force Materiel Command’s 635th Materiel Maintenance Group to complete the 10-day MSTT. Over the course of the training, Airmen loaded and unloaded 320,085 pounds of cargo, including palletized cargo, aircraft ground equipment, a fuel truck and a K-loader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)