Home Again

Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md., welcomed 31 Airmen from the 135th Airlift Group returning from Afghanistan, March 10, 2010. The 135th supported forces fighting in Afghanistan through transport supplies and cargo. (Army photo by Spc. Thaddeus Harrington/Released)

Home Again

Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md., welcomed 31 Airmen from the 135th Airlift Group returning from Afghanistan, March 10, 2010. The 135th supported forces fighting in Afghanistan through transport supplies and cargo. (Army photo by Spc. Thaddeus Harrington/Released)

Adding Cargo

Senior Master Sgt. Nancy Harris, a loadmaster with the Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron, right, directs the forklift operator, Tech. Sgt. Brian Hicks, as they load a pair of container delivery system bundles onto a C-130J at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md., on April 20, 2010. Master Sgt. Don Farruggia, another loadmaster, left, checks the clearence and sets the chock for the forklift. The CDS bundles will be airdropped by parachute for a precision delivery during a training flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher/Released)

Ready To Go

Master Sgt. Don Farruggia, a loadmaster with the Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron, inspects a container delivery system bundle prior to loading it onto a C-130J at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md., on April 20, 2010. The CDS bundle will be airdropped out the back of the airplane for a precision delivery during a training flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher/Released)

Open 'Er Up

Staff Sgts. Manuel I. Ortez and Brandon Helt, crew chiefs with the Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, open up access panels near the engine horse collar as engine shop Airmen preform checks on the engine on a C-130J at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md., on April 20, 2010. About 12 maintenance troops were performing a home station check on the cargo plane. An HSC is an indepth inspection performed every six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher/Released)

Its Not Superglue

Master Sgt. Matt Markowski, an aircraft engine mechanic leader with the Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Maintenance Squadron, repairs propeller blades on a C-130J with a two-part epoxy at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md., on April 20, 2010. Sergeant Markowski and about 12 other maintenance Airmen were doing a home station check on the cargo plane. An HSC is an in-depth inspection performed every six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher/Released)