HEAVY LIFTING U.S. Air Force airmen load a Chinook heavy-lift helicopter into the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Aug 3. 2008. Military personnel process more than 950 cargo aircraft, 12,000 tons of cargo and 19,000 passengers each month, making it the busiest aerial port operation in the Department of Defense. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 165480-V-XTV10-855.jpg Photo Gallery