Combat Control team members perform the first High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB. The jump was made over North Auxiliary Airfield in North, S.C. HALO jumps are normally made at 10,000 feet or higher, allowing the parachutists to free-fall and open their chutes at a low altitude, landing undetected in hostile environments. This maneuver also allows the aircraft to evade any potential ground attack. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Charleston Air Force Base
State: South Carolina (SC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul Griffin
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
01/11/1994
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The U.S. National Archives
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