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 Travis AFB supports joint recovery mission effortPublished April 23, 2022
                        
                        By Senior Airman Karla Parra
                        
                        
                        60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
                **TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) --**
                Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron at**Travis Air Force Base**and Airmen from the 4th Airlift Squadron,**Joint Base Lewis-McChord**, Washington, participated in a joint effort to support the U.S. Navy in a vessel recovery mission at **Naval Weapons Station China Lake**, April 8, 2022.The recovery mission provided Travis AFB Airmen the opportunity to showcase their agile capabilities in conjunction with another branch of service at a moment’s notice.The U.S. Navy recovered an**F-35C Lightning II**assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 after a crash during a routine operation in the South China Sea, according to a Navy article released March 3.The F-35 was recovered from a depth of 12,400 feet.A man gestures towards a large military vehicle that is used to load pallets on to large military aircraft, in side of a C-17 Globemaster III, a large Air Force aircraft.Airman 1st Class Justin Perez, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., marshals a K-loader inside a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2022. Travis AFB’s 60th Aerial Port Squadron integrated with the 4th AS to transport a K-loader to support the U.S. Navy in an F-35C Lightning II recovery mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)
            
            
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    A group of men are around a large military vehicle that is used to load pallets on to large military aircraft, in side of a C-17 Globemaster III, a large Air Force aircraft.Airmen assigned to the 60th Aerial Port Squadron and 4th Airlift Squadron load a K-loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2022. Travis AFB’s 60th APS integrated with the 4th AS to transport a K-loader to support the U.S. Navy in an F-35C Lightning II recovery mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)
            
            
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    A man straps in a large military vehicle that is used to load pallets on to large military aircraft, in side of a C-17 Globemaster III, a large Air Force aircraft.Staff Sgt. Scott Goff, 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., chains a K-loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2022. Travis AFB’s 60th Aerial Port Squadron integrated with the 4th AS to transport a K-loader to support the U.S. Navy in an F-35C Lightning II recovery mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)
            
            
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“This is a unique joint operation where we get to put our skills to the test to help the Navy transport their equipment,” said Senior Airman Austin Wollenberg, 60th APS air transportation specialist and team chief.Loadmasters from the 4th AS worked together with ramp operators from the 60th APS to ensure a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader from Travis AFB was loaded and secured on a**C-17 Globemaster III**.“Our three-man team will fly out to China Lake to offload the K-loader and transport the aircraft to its final destination,” Wollenberg said.a man straps in a large military vehicle that is used to load pallets on to large military aircraft, in side of a C-17 Globemaster III, a large Air Force aircraft.Airman Chance Gale, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operator, chains a K-loader onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 8, 2022. Team Travis’ 60th APS integrated with the 4th AS to transport a K-loader to support the U.S. Navy in an F-35C Lightning II recovery mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)
            
            
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The aircraft will be transported to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake for further analyses, tests and evaluation."My job as an air transportation specialist keeps me on my toes. One day we could be helping a family PCS; while the next day, we could be transporting 2,000-pound bombs, and the following day delivering medical aid,” he said. “It's rewarding to understand the port's impact on the overall**Air Mobility Command**mission. Everything the entire military needs at a moment's notice, we transport on our cargo aircraft.”The cause of the incident remains under investigation by the U.S. Navy.LR 



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