Loading up to support NASA
United States Air Force pararescuemen with the 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard stand by as a C-130 Hercules from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, taxies onto the hot cargo pad, May 9, 2009, in preparation to be loaded with life saving equipment, in support of NASA in its launch of the space shuttle Atlantis scheduled for May 11, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston)