U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Patton, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Patton, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, directs a K-loader as it moves into position near a C-130H Hercules at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan to deliver supplies in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Jan. 2. C-130 aircrews deliver supplies by air to reduce the number of ground convoys that are at risk.