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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A 317th Airlift Wing crew works with air transporters from the 612th Air Base Squadron to off load pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The C-130J crew delivered sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo.  Airmen from Soto Cano Air Base rely on the mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in the Central American country.  (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
                        
                        
                        A 317th Airlift Wing crew works with air transporters from the 612th Air Base Squadron to offload pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The C-130J Super Hercules crew delivered sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen at Soto Cano AB rely on this mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
                
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        Senior Airman David Heinz, a loadmaster from the 40th Airlift Squadron, directs an air transporter from the 612th Air Base Squadron, driving a K-loader toward the C-130J.  Heinz worked with the air transporters to offload the pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017 to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force Bravo.  The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center.  (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
                        
                        
                        Senior Airman David Heinz, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs an air transporter from the 612th Air Base Squadron, driving a K-loader toward the C-130J Super Hercules. Heinz worked with the air transporters to offload the pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force Bravo. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
                
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        Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Resmussen, 612th Air Base Squadron, Air Transportation Operations Center section chief, pulls a pallet off the C-130J from the 317th Airlift Wing Oct. 18, 2017, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.  The pallets were delivered as part of a routine channel mission delivering sustainment and equipment to Airmen stationed in the Central American country. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center.  (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
                        
                        
                        Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Resmussen, 612th Air Base Squadron, Air Transportation Operations Center section chief, pulls a pallet off the C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Wing Oct. 18, 2017, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The pallets were delivered as part of a routine channel mission delivering sustainment and equipment to Airmen stationed in Honduras. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
                
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        Senior Airman David Heinz, a loadmaster from the 40th Airlift Squadron, directs an air transporter at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., while loading pallets destined for Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 18, 2017.  A C-130J crew from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Base, Texas, completed a routine global channel mission delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen from Soto Cano rely on the mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in Central America.C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
                        
                        
                        Senior Airman David Heinz, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs an air transporter at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., while loading pallets destined for Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 18, 2017. A C-130J Super Hercules crew from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, completed a routine global channel mission delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen at Soto Cano AB rely on this mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
                
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C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras missionPublished Oct. 26, 2017
                    
                    By Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer
                    
                    
                    Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
            **DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) --**Being stationed in the middle of Central America can bring unknowns, but one thing the Airmen at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, can rely on is Air Mobility Command to deliver anytime, anyplace.
A 317th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules crew at Dyess AFB completed a routine global channel mission to provide sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras Oct. 18, 2017.
“As a wing, we provide tactical airlift worldwide,” said Col. David Owens, 317th AW commander. “While we specialize in austere locations by going where not all aircraft can go, we also provide strategic airlift by completing channel missions to bring supplies and equipment to our teammates stationed in remote locations such as Honduras.” 
The 317th AW alternates the resupply mission with the 19th AW at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Planners at the 618th Air Operations Center at Scott AFB, Illinois, plan each channel mission and balance mission requirements before determining what aircraft will be best suited for the mission.
"C-130Js are usually the aircraft of choice for these weekly channel missions," said Robert Gilmore, 618th AOC, Global Channel Operations planner. "They use less fuel than a C-17 (Globemaster III) or C-5 (Galaxy), and the amount of goods or supplies in the sustainment cargo pipeline doesn't require a larger aircraft.  At the end of the day, mission effect is what matters, but the 618th AOC planners also do their best to make sure the aircraft is efficiently utilized."
When 618th AOC Global Channel Operations plan their channel missions, they also determine routing, plan for weather, coordinate diplomatic clearances, determine airfield ramp space, and check for fuel availability, in addition to determining the most efficient aircraft for the channel cargo requirement. Aircraft commanders like Capt. Michael Mayor, 40th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, ensure the mission is executed. 
“One of the biggest challenges is coordinating with all the different agencies required when completing a mission like this,” said Mayor. “The 618th AOC provides the big picture planning, but as the aircraft commander, I ensure the needs of the crew are taken care of, and we, as a crew, are communicating with all necessary agencies to make this run smoothly.”
Putting his words into action, Mayor and his team delivered the pallets to the Airmen in Honduras ensuring they too have what they need to complete their mission in Central America.
“This channel mission provides us with the all the things we need out here in Honduras,” said Staff Sgt. Cameron Lim, 612th Air Base Squadron air transporter at Soto Cano AB. “During these channel missions, these C-130s deliver anything we need like food, supplies, household goods and even blood. Anything requested by those stationed here comes to us through a channel mission like this.” 
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