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Airmen are moving more cargo, including armored vehicles, parts, and ammunition, to assist the Army in getting materiel into Iraq. Starting in December, using primarily C-130s, crews have carried a daily average of 450 tons of cargo, 100 tons per day more than the previous four-month average. The increase has kept the equivalent of about 400 trucks and 1,000 drivers with military escorts off dangerous Iraqi roads. Since the added Hercules missions began, forty-four additional armored Humvees have been flown from Kuwait to Baghdad, eliminating a three- to four-day delivery over hazardous roads.
Photo By Capt. Aaron Burgstein
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