Water goes to Haiti

Staff Sgt. Denny Garrison prepares an area to build a pallet with water on Charleston AFB, Jan. 19. Air Mobility Command is participating in a swift and coordinated relief effort to save lives in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sergeant Garrison is a cargo services supervisor with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Water goes to Haiti

Staff Sgt. Denny Garrison and Senior Airman Veronica Garrison tie down bottled water to a pallet on Charleston AFB, Jan. 19. The water is being sent to Haiti to assist in the humanitarian relief effort. Sergeant Garrison is a cargo services supervisor and Airman Garrison is a ramp services journeyman, both are with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Proud to be an Airman, prouder to be an American

Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Billman packs Meals Ready to Eat boxes onto vehicles for Soldiers providing relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. Sergeant Billman is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan)

Proud to be an Airman, prouder to be an American

Staff Sgt. Clay Greenwell secures a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord AFB, Wash., as nearly 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 Meals Ready to Eat are downloaded on 16 pallets on the flightline in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. Sergeant Greenwell is an Air Force Phoenix Raven specializing in in-flight and plane-side security at austere global locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan)

Proud to be an Airman, prouder to be an American

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB taxis past a Navy helicopter at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with relief supplies for U.S. service members and Haitian residents affected by the Jan. 12 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 18, 2010. Charleston AFB is the Air Force?s air operations hub for all C-17 relief effort flights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan)

Proud to be an Airman, prouder to be an American

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB arrives at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with relief supplies for U.S. service members and Haitian residents affected by the Jan. 12 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 18, 2010. Charleston AFB is the Air Force?s air operations hub for all C-17 relief effort flights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116, 000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18

mission to Haiti on the flightline at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load 16 pallets of humanitarian aid, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116, 000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18

The jet engine of a McChord AFB C-17 awaits startup shortly before a mission to Haiti on the flightline at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load 16 pallets of humanitarian aid, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116, 000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18

Senior Airman Nick Hebert talks with fellow crew members before embarking a humanitarian mission for Haiti aboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The mission was the first of many missions to be flown out of Charleston AFB laden with food and water to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Airman Hebert is a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116, 000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18

Nine pallets of bottled water and seven pallets of Meals-Ready-to-Eat sit on a McChord AFB C-17 after being loaded at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load the 16 pallets, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116, 000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18

Nine pallets of bottled water and seven pallets of Meals-Ready-to-Eat sit on a McChord AFB C-17 after being loaded at Charleston AFB Jan. 18. Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron and 10th Airlift Squadron loadmasters worked together to load the 16 pallets, which weighed approximately 116,000 pounds and included more than 40,000 bottles of water and 30,000 meals. The supplies were flown out of Charleston AFB at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the first mission to leave the base since it assumed the role of a distribution hub for food and water to Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)

Charleston aerial port supplies 116, 000 pounds of food, water to Haiti Jan. 18

Lawrence Curtis talks with Tech. Sgt. Sean Stottlemyer about the position of wooden dunnage secured to the tops of pallets of water onboard a McChord C-17 on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The dunnage must be positioned laterally across the tops of the pallets to ensure they can not slide out from under their cargo straps during flight. Mr. Curtis is a work leader and Sergeant Stottlemyer is a night shift supervisor, both are with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daniel Bowles)