Russian aircraft transports ANG rescue helicopters
A Russian Volga-Dnepr AN-124 long-range heavy transport aircraft takes off from Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., April 22. The contracted AN-124 transported 129th Rescue Wing deployment cargo to Afghanistan because the high operations tempos of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have kept C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy aircraft fully engaged. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Kacir)