The basic Hercules mission of moving passengers and cargo has had many different doctrinal and colloquial names over the years. The modern Australian Defence Force term is Air Logistics Support (or ALS for short). A widely used colloquial term is ‘trash-hauling’. 

This episode covers three general topics, all to do with the main business of moving passengers and cargo. 

• The mechanics behind ‘normal’ cargo and/or passenger runs. 
• Couriers - also known as Service Flights.
• Passenger conditions in the cargo hold of C-130s.