Multinational airlifter flies supplies to Poland, Afghanistan, Lithuania

12/17/2010 - Before an upcoming supply mission, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Daniel Clark (left), the Heavy Airlift Squadron commander at Papa Air Base, Hungary, conducts a pre-flight briefing Dec. 8, 2010, with his crew which is made up of Swedish, Romanian and U.S. members. The three-day mission would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Supplies from Poland are off-loaded from a C-17 Globemaster III from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, Dec. 8, 2010, after arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The aircraft was flying a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Crewmembers from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, and Polish soldiers load pallets on a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 8, 2010. The airmen were preparing for a three-day supply mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - A forklift operator prepares to load a pallet on a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 8, 2010, at Papa Air Base, Hungary. The airmen were preparing for a three-day supply mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Romanian Warrant Officer Dan Rus, a loadmaster with the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, checks over the paperwork Dec. 8, 2010, after supply pallets were loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III. Airmen were preparing for a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Polish soldiers and supplies are being transported from Poland to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2010, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary. The aircraft was flying a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Polish soldiers load into waiting vehicles after arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2010, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary. The aircraft was flying a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Crew members from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, load a Lithuanian army vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010. The aircraft was flying a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Saulo Barros (right) and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Thompson, both from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, load a Lithuanian army vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010. The aircraft was flying a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Romanian officer Radu Mihai (left) and Swedish officer Patrik Rolfs, both C-17 Globemaster III pilots with the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, fly the last leg of a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Johns, a C-17 Globemaster III crew chief with the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, communicates with the C-17 pilots while on an airfield in Lithuania, Dec. 10, 2010. The aircraft was on the last leg of a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - Crew members from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, and Lithuanian soldiers unload military vehicles from a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 10, 2010, on an airfield in Lithuania. The aircraft was on the last leg of a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

12/17/2010 - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Saulo Barros from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, relaxes and reads a book Dec. 10, 2010, during the return flight to Papa AB. The aircrew was completing three-day mission that spanned over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they moved more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)