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Medium shot, backlit by sun, SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Martin, USAF, Crew CHIEF, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, changes a C-141B Starlifter wing tip navigation light. He pre-flighted the plane prior to its takeoff for a mission to airdrop troops from the 82nd Airborne onto the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200nd paratroopers from the 82nd and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place on at Pope Air Force ...
Medium shot, right front view, Major General Dan K. McNeill, USA, Commander, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, at the head of a stick of paratroopers approaches a C-141B Starlifter troop carrier door for a jump into a Fort Polk, Louisiana drop zone. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place at Pope Air Foce Base, North Carolina on April 5, 2000
Members of the 82nd Airborne head to a McGuire Air Force Base C-141B Starlifter aircraft to begin loading for their insertion onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 82nd Airborne troops are taking part in an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, the 97th Airlift Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, ...
Medium close up, right rear view, Major General Dan K. McNeill, USA, Commander, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, stands in the door of a C-141B Starlifter, prior to a jump into a Fort Polk, Louisiana, drop zone. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place on April 5, 2000
Members of the 82nd Airborne head to a McGuire Air Force Base C-141B Starlifter aircraft to begin loading for their insertion onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 82nd Airborne troops are taking part in an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, the 97th Airlift Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, ...
A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne jumps out of a McGuire Air Force Base C-141B Starlifter aircraft onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The jumpmaster is one of 5,000 82nd Airborne troops taking part in an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, the 97th Airlift Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, ...
SENIOR AIRMAN Pete Hetherington, USAF, Loadmaster, 6th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, standing in the open door of a C-141B Starlifter checking drop zone conditions before paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina make their jump. The mission called for the insertion of 1200 Airborne troops from the 82nd onto the drop zone at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The ...
US Army Captain William Black, a rigger with C Company, 82nd Airborne, gives a final safety check to paratrooper, US Army STAFF Sergeant Sammie Brown of Headquarter Company, 82nd Airborne. SSGT Brown is one of 5,000 troops that will be inserted onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He is taking part in an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, the 97th Airlift ...
US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Robert Anderson, Crew CHIEF with the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, fixes a ramp forward fitting on a C-141B Starlifter on November 7th, 2000. A1C Anderson provided maintenance support for an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston, South Carolina, 97th Air Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, North Carolina, 914th Airlift Wing, Niagra Falls, New York and ...
Medium shot, low angle, SENIOR Airmen Brian Martin and Richard Carlton, USAF Crew Chiefs, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, change the wing formation light on a C-141B Starlifter. They preflighted the plane prior to its takeoff for a mission to airdrop troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, onto the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Medium shot, low angle, Senior Airmen Brian Martin and Richard Carlton, USAF Crew Chiefs, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, change the wing formation light on a C-141B Starlifter. They preflighted the plane prior to its takeoff for a mission to airdrop troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, onto the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on April 5, 2000.
Subject Operation/Series: LARGE PACKAGE WEEKEND
Base: Pope Air Force Base
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann
Release Status: Released to Public
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