A C-5 Galaxy crew unloads an M-978 Heavy Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck, or HEMTT, 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.