For the first time in Alaska, a U.S. Air Force C-130
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For the first time in Alaska, a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules delivers pallets of simulated supplies using the Low-Cost, Low Velocity (LCLV) parachute drop onto Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska May 16. The LCLV is an alternative delivery method for the paratroopers of the 4th Quartermaster Company, assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and can safely drop a supply pallet weighing up to and including 2,200 pounds into remote locations such as those found in Afghanistan, or Alaska. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric-James Estrada)
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16/05/2014
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