A C-5 Galaxy crew loads a CH-47D Chinook heavy lift helicopter into its cargo bay, Aug. 3, 2008. Joint Base Balad processes more than 950 cargo aircraft, 12,000 tons of cargo and 19,000 passengers per month, making it the busiest aerial port operation in the Department of Defense. The C-5 is deployed from the 22nd Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Chinook belongs to the Army's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, which is deployed to Al Toqaddum, Iraq.