Emergency Airlift to Ukraine

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Whitley, 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, walks down a ladder while helping load critical infrastructure equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. This equipment is part of a $53 million humanitarian package announced by the U.S. Secretary of State, endeavoring to offset continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, prepares to load a piece of critical infrastructure equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. This equipment is part of a $53 million humanitarian package announced by the U.S. Secretary of State, endeavoring to offset continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Luke Mitchell, a 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services technician, reconfigures the floor of a C-5 Super Galaxy to properly onload critical equipment at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. The U.S. Air Force partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to deliver critical equipment to Ukraine, to bolster the nation’s energy infrastructure.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, load critical infrastructure equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. The U.S. Air Force partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to deliver critical equipment to Ukraine, to bolster the nation’s energy infrastructure.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, push equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina Jan. 31, 2023. This cargo is part of a $53 million humanitarian package announced by the U.S. Secretary of State, endeavoring to offset continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Whitley, 437th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, guides a vehicle carrying U.S. Department of Energy equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. This critical equipment is part of a $53 million humanitarian package announced by the U.S. Secretary of State, endeavoring to offset continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, push U.S. Department of Energy equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. The U.S. Air Force partnered with the DoE to deliver critical equipment to Ukraine in efforts to bolster the nation’s energy infrastructure.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, work together to load U.S. Department of Energy equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. The U.S. Air Force partnered with the DoE to deliver critical equipment to Ukraine in efforts to bolster the nation’s energy infrastructure.