Capts. Matthew Upchurch and Jennifer Nolta take off Oct. 6, 2014, from Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron transported more than 266,000 pounds of cargo as part of retrograde operations in Afghanistan. The heaviest load to date is 280,880 pounds. Upchurch and Nolta are C-5M Super Galaxy pilots assigned to the the 9th AS. Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock

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