Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to go.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Brady uses a forklift to unload cargo from a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft returning to Air Station Kodiak from Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2014. This four-engine, high-wing aircraft can carry up to 92 passengers, 51,000 pounds of cargo, rescue, or oil-pollution-control equipment. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Auxiliarist Tracey Mertens)