Maj. Gen. Rick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, poses for a group photo with Col. Daniel Tulley, 43d Airlift Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. Karen Reed, 43d Airlift Group superintendent, Maj. Joseph Whittington, 3d Aerial Port Squadron commander, 18th Airborne Division soldiers, and airmen from the 3d Aerial Port Squadron on Sept. 16. Gen. Martin visited Pope Army Airfield, N.C., to see first-hand how the 43d Airlift Group airmen support the Global Response Force mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Marvin Krause)