The Tri-walled Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) boxes are designed to break apart as they leave the C-17 Globemaster III at high-altitude over Afghanistan. This will release thousands of Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) safely to those waiting on the ground near the refugee camps. The Air Force C-17's delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Each C-17 carries about 17,500 HDRs packaged in 42 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square; each box is filled with 420 HDRs. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: The Tri-walled Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) boxes are designed to break apart as they leave the C-17 Globemaster III at high-altitude over Afghanistan. This will release thousands of Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) safely to those waiting on the ground near the refugee camps. The Air Force C-17's delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Each C-17 carries about 17,500 HDRs packaged in 42 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square; each box is filled with 420 HDRs. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US is continuing its build up of forces in the region in case of a military response to the terrorist attacks.

Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary M. Humphries, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files