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Volume 24, No.21 NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen 7 November 2008 Boeing 747-200 cargo aircraft picks up bridges for reconstruction The Air Bridge Cargo aircraft lands smoothly on The Boeing 747-200 cargo the runway of the E-3A Component on 28 October. aircraft maximum take-off Photo MSgt. Chris Braun weight is about 377 tons. In several flights they transport the bridges from Germany to Afghanistan. Photo Amn Nick Baderschneider By Amn Nick Baderschneider the 747 has to return at least 5 more times. Before that we already had On 28 October a Boeing 747-200 an Antonov here picking up some of cargo aircraft landed on NATO the bridge parts and we’ll probably Air Base Geilenkirchen. That was need another one to complete this the first time this type of aircraft tasking,” says SMSgt. Paul Brochu arrived at the Component since from Cargo Movements. of three. The ground crew consists of “We’ve been working with air cargo former U.S. President Clinton’s two loadmasters, one airframe enterprises from Russia for years now visit on 2 June 2000 when he Although aircrafts like Antonov-124 engineer and one avionics engineer, and they are really doing a good job. landed with Air Force One. or Antonov-225 are bigger than who usually arrive by car, train, etc. They’re fast, flexible and are available a Boeing-747 it’s still one of the But the composition of the ground when we need them,” says SMSgt. The aircraft is part of the Air Bridge freighter champions among all cargo staff often varies. Brochu. Cargo Movements has been Cargo (ABC) fleet consisting of aircrafts. “Our aircraft has an empty supporting ISAF in this way for years seven B-747s. ABC is a cargo airline weight of ca. 160 tons. We can take At least it is not depending on now. that has its main base in Moscow, with us a maximum of 150 tons how many people are working on Russia. It was commissioned by of fuel. So our maximum take-off the aircraft, but on the co-operation Now parts of the bridges are on NATO to transport two bridges for weight including cargo is then about between the crews of ABC and Cargo their way to ISAF, but they still need ISAF’s sustainment to rebuild the 377 tons. That’s pretty much,” says Movements. The loading of 94 tons some time to transport the whole infrastructure in Afghanistan. Igor Lyakhov, ABC’s 747 aircraft of steel within one hour 45 minutes construction to Afghanistan. So the commander. with only eight persons (four each B-747 will certainly return to NATO “The bridges weigh about 600 tons. from Cargo Movements and ABC) Air Base Geilenkirchen in the near Today we loaded about 94 tons. So ABC flies only with a cockpit crew underlines this teamwork effort. future. Next NATO Skywatch: Drive safe 21 November in winter time Submissions due by: 13 November See page 3 Special NATO deals. 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