Multinational wing feeds Afghanistan surge: "The Heavy Airlift Wing, comprising 12 nations, recently moved 2.1 million pounds of equipment essential to surge operations supporting the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
The international wing has been part of the operation to move more than 6 million pounds of basic expeditionary airfield resources, or BEAR materiel, to build six forward operating bases supporting 3,500 people in austere settings.
'The HAW received the requirement and planned these airlifts that are running 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week,' said Lt. Col. Brad Johns, HAW liaison officer at the 603rd Air Operations Center. 'Here we call them HAWsome.'"
