Altus delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Pallets of food are stacked on the flight line at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 28, 2012. The food consists of rice and beans and weighs 137,000 pounds. It will be used to feed Haitian children. The 58th Airlift Squadron transported the food which was provided by Operation Ukraine, a nonprofit organization that provides relief to Haitian citizens with food, medicine, and school supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

Altus delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – A Haitian citizen unpacks a pallet of food in Port Au Prince, Haiti, Dec. 28, 2012. The food that was transported by members of the 58th Airlift Squadron members weighed 137,000 pounds and was the largest single-day humanitarian aid shipment since 1998. The goods were donated by Operation Ukraine, a nonprofit organization that provides relief to Haitian citizens with food, medicine, and school supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

Altus delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Airman 1st Class Brandon Tank, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial transportation apprentice, helps push a pallet loaded with food into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 28, 2012. After loading 137,000 pounds of beans and rice, members of the 58th Airlift Squadron transported the food to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in support of the Denton Amendment, a program that provides relief to Haitian citizens by making the transportation of humanitarian aid possible. The goods transported to Haiti were donated by Operation Ukraine, a nonprofit organization that provides relief to Haitian citizens with food, medicine, and school supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

Altus delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial operations flight members push a pallet loaded with food into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 28, 2012. The 58th Airlift Squadron transported the food to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to provide relief by helping feed Haitian children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

Altus delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Staff Sgt. Brian Derosa, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor, directs a K-loader into the back of a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 28, 2012. 137,000 pounds of food was transported to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in support of the Denton Amendment, a program that provides relief to Haitian citizens by making the transportation of humanitarian aid possible. The goods transported to Haiti were donated by Operation Ukraine, a nonprofit organization that provides relief to Haitian citizens with food, medicine, and school supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)

Farm City Week Incentive Flight

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Altus community members exit a C-17 Globemaster III after going on a Farm City Week incentive flight, Nov. 8, 2012. During the incentive flight, the community members experienced an in-flight refueling from the inside of a KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III. Farm City Week has been held annually for the past 35 years to highlight the importance of agriculture in the local community and invite members of the community on the base to learn and experience the mission of Altus AFB first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Levin Boland / Released)