The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in the Middle East completed its 10,000th mission of 2009 on 23 December 2009. The milestone mission, which moved personnel and delivered supplies in Iraq, was carried out by a 40th Airlift Squadron crew flying a C-130H, Air Force serial number 74-2065, deployed from Dyess AFB, Texas. Crews from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota AB, Japan, were also participants in the milestone yearly combat mission total for the 737th EAS.