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A US Air Force (USAF) C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft taxis on the ramp at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), on a historic flight, it will be the last airdrop mission for March's C-141 Starlifter aircraft, soon to be replaced by the C-17 Globemaster

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Alberto Marguia assigned to the 729th Airlift Squadron (AS), March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA), opens the troop door on a C-141B Starlifter cargo transport aircraft before arriving over the drop zone at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA). This aircrew is flying its last airdrop mission in C-141B Starlifter

US Army (USA) students from the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter transport in columns, during what is for most of the troops, their first jump

A US Army (USA) Jumpmaster makes a visual safety check at open troop door in preparation for a parachute jump out of a US Air Force (USAF) C-141 Starlifter cargo transport aircraft over a Fort Benning Georgia (GA) drop zone

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The vehicle was later air-dropped over nearby Fort Bragg's Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

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A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division starts to gather up his parachute after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during an air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

A US Army (USA) paratrooper, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), prepares to land on the drop zone (DZ) target after jumping from a US Air Force (USAF) 446th Airlift Wing (AW), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), WA, C-141B Starlifter cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Rosendale "Cowboy" McMackin a Flight Engineer assigned to the 4th Air Force (AF), March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA), checks the flight deck control panels of a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft prior to departure to Ft Benning, Georgia (GA) on the last C-141 Starlifter air drop Mission

US Army (USA) student paratroopers from the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), begin jumping out of a US Air Force (USAF) C-141 Starlifter transport aircraft assigned to March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA). This is the last drop mission for the USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft, it is being replaced by the C-17 Globemaster.

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Base: Fort Benning

State: Georgia (GA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC

Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Bill Kimble, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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