16th EAS conducts joint cargo mission within CENTCOM AOR
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers load a U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley tank onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an airbridge operation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 19, 2025. The 16th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron provided the aerial component of the airbridge operation for the U.S. Army’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron, to transport the M2A3 Bradley and U.S. Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bailee A. Darbasie)