49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron helps with Hurricane Sandy relief
Personnel from the 49th Materiel Support Squadron prepare a 60,000-pound K-Loader to load eight pallets of equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 2. The C-17, from the 89th Airlift Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, was here to pick up cargo that was packed by the 49th MMS after it was tasked with supporting the humanitarian relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. In response to the tasking, the 49th MMS worked for 15 straight hours preparing more than 58,000 pounds of cargo spread across eight pallets. The cargo consisted of two water pumps capable of pumping 400 gallons of water per minute, 12,000 feet of hose, and two containers of system support items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss/Released)