Al-Azraq/Jordan, 1:00 p.m. local time. The sun is high in the sky. The outside temperature is over 35 degrees Celsius. The Dutch C-130H Hercules from Eindhoven has just landed and is moving to its designated parking position. The originally pre-announced Airbus A400M was scheduled by the European Air Transport Command (EATC) for another order. The on-site air handling forces of the German Counter Daesh contingent are geared towards the so-called ground handling of the machine.
The soldiers are concentrated. Every movement has to be right. Precision and experience are prerequisites for safely loading and unloading supplies in heat, dust, noise and under time pressure. The machine is expected in Baghdad on the same day. After the aircraft has reached its parking position, the air handling forces liaise with the aircraft crew and the
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