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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      An Airman walks on the flight line towards a C-5 on an overcast dayU.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Lake, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, inspects a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 25, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California. A flying crew chief is assigned to an aircraft for all missions during which they perform advanced maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for any aircraft scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
                
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Airmen train while delivering humanitarian aid to Dominican RepublicPublished Nov. 4, 2021
                    
                    By Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell
                    
                    
                    60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
            **TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) --**An aircrew of 13 Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron and the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from **Travis Air Force Base**, California, delivered more than 56,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo to the Dominican Republic, as part of the **Denton Program**, Oct. 28.
The cargo, comprised of firefighting equipment and a fire truck, will modernize fire response and rescue capabilities for the Dominican community of Vicente Noble, Barahona.
The Denton Program, a **Department of Defense**-led transportation program which moves humanitarian cargo donated by non-governmental organizations, remains a significant resource for developing nations.U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing take a photo with fire chiefs from the Dominican Republic at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, Oct. 28, 2021. Through the Denton Program, the 60th AMW aircrew transported more than 56,000 pounds of firefighting supplies in an effort to modernize Dominican fire response and rescue capabilities.U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing take a photo with fire chiefs from the Dominican Republic at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic, Oct. 28, 2021. Through the Denton Program, the 60th AMW aircrew transported more than 56,000 pounds of firefighting supplies in an effort to modernize Dominican fire response and rescue capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
            
            
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    A C-5M Super Galaxy is parked on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021. An aircrew of 13 service members assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron and the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, both specialized in C-5M procedure, departed Travis AFB traveling to Joint Base Charleston, S.C.A C-5M Super Galaxy is parked on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021. An aircrew of 13 service members assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron and the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, both specialized in C-5M procedure, departed Travis AFB traveling to Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
            
            
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    Airman 1st Class Daniel Taylor, 22nd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a K-loader toward a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 26, 2021. The 22nd AS received more than 56,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo destined for San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic.Airman 1st Class Daniel Taylor, 22nd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a K-loader toward a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 26, 2021. The 22nd AS received more than 56,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo destined for San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
            
            
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Every month, the 22nd AS conducts a Major Command Service Tail Trainer exercise, and the Denton mission provided an opportunity to apply the lessons learned during the training to a real-world operation.
“The training from an MSTT impacts every crew member,” said Capt. Adam Stoll, 22nd AS pilot and aircraft commander. “The training our unqualified loadmasters, flight engineers and pilots receive from this accelerates their upgrade training to become qualified.”
With operational efficacy being a priority for the Air Force, the need to familiarize new aircrew with high-weight movements is of the utmost importance to mission accomplishment.
“In just a few months, the students I am currently training will fill the role of a fully-qualified mission loadmaster and continue to provide strategic cargo airlift around the globe at any time,” said Tech. Sgt. Kierre Vance, 22nd AS loadmaster instructor.
From the forward-loading complex of a **C-5M Super Galaxy** to the aft-loading complex (front and back of the C-5), the student loadmasters received training by moving the cargo onto and off of the aircraft, learning correct procedure and protocol throughout the course of the mission.
“The humanitarian aid I was able to provide today made me see this job in a completely new light,” said Airman 1st Class Daniel Taylor, 22nd AS loadmaster apprentice. “It made me realize how fortunate I am and how my job can help so many people.”
The aircrew concluded their training at **Fort Campbell**, Kentucky, where they continued refining loading and off-loading procedures.LR 



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