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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videographer, 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air base (AB), Germany (DEU), videotapes USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during the airdrop outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), on 5 Jun 2004. SMSGT Duke is in France to document activities for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

C-141B Starlifter aircraft airdrop cargo during exercise Reforger '80

C-141B Starlifter aircraft airdrop cargo during exercise Reforger '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Lhuende Drop Zone Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release Stat... More

GEN Robert E. Huyser talks with other U.S. Air Force officers at Drop Zone B-70 during Dragon Team, the largest non-Joint Chiefs of STAFF airdrop training exercise in history

GEN Robert E. Huyser talks with other U.S. Air Force officers at Drop ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

AN air-to-air right front view of a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft participating in Dragon Team, the largest non-Joint Chiefs of STAFF airdrop training exercise in history

AN air-to-air right front view of a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ST... More

Paratroopers descend from C-141B Starlifter aircraft over Drop Zone B-70 during Dragon Team, the largest non-Joint Chiefs of STAFF airdrop training exercise in history

Paratroopers descend from C-141B Starlifter aircraft over Drop Zone B-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ST... More

Parachutes are fitted to cartons in preparation for the airdrop. The boxes contain fresh produce and supplies and will be airdropped to personnel stationed at McMurdo Station and South Pole, Antarctica

Parachutes are fitted to cartons in preparation for the airdrop. The b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A commander from the 82nd Airborne Division speaks with an injured paratrooper after his transfer from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus that will take them to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert

A commander from the 82nd Airborne Division speaks with an injured par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

New Zealand maintenance personnel service a C-141B Starlifter aircraft with a cherry picker. The aircraft will be used to airdrop supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

New Zealand maintenance personnel service a C-141B Starlifter aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas... More

A Brazilian plane director guides a 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft along the parking apron after an airdrop during the joint U.S./Brazilian exercise Saci '84

A Brazilian plane director guides a 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Stan L. Tarver Release Status: Released to P... More

Brazilian and U.S. Air Force personnel work together to load a pallet of supplies aboard a 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft for a container delivery system airdrop during the joint U.S./Brazilian exercise Saci '84

Brazilian and U.S. Air Force personnel work together to load a pallet ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Stan L. Tarver Release Status: Released to P... More

CAPT. Erdie O. Lansford II of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron pilots a C-130E Hercules on a container delivery system (CDS) airdrop during a training exercise

CAPT. Erdie O. Lansford II of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron pilot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A flight crewman assigned to the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, prepares to board a C-130E Hercules aircraft during an airdrop exercise

A flight crewman assigned to the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E Hercules aircraft take off only seconds apart during an airdrop exercise

21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A line of C-141B Starlifter aircraft are marshaled into position for takeoff prior to an airdrop during Exercise Team Spirit '86

A line of C-141B Starlifter aircraft are marshaled into position for t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Korean officer explains tactics to a paratrooper before making an airdrop over Yoju airstrip during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

A Korean officer explains tactics to a paratrooper before making an ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Hyong Taek Choe Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Navy Aviation Store Keeper 3rd Class (AK3) J.B. Lay and Air Force Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mike Thayer, 63rd Aerial Port Squadron, hand pack celery stalks into a box for a mid-winter airdrop of supplies over the South Pole

US Navy Aviation Store Keeper 3rd Class (AK3) J.B. Lay and Air Force T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An M198 155 mm Howitzer of the 1ST Battalion 39th Field Artillery is towed to the staging area prior to an airdrop during an XVIII Airborne Corps emergency deployment readiness exercise

An M198 155 mm Howitzer of the 1ST Battalion 39th Field Artillery is t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright Army Airfield State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Charles W. Gross Release Status: Rel... More

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, airdrop from a 14th Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Patriot Pearl

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, airdrop fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEARL State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David Mcleod ... More

A jump master aboard a 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft checks to ensure that a group of parachutists has safely cleared the aircraft as a T-28B Trojan aircraft assigned to the Army's Airborne Special Operations Test Board flies alongside. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft

A jump master aboard a 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released ... More

A supply crate with parachute attached is loaded aboard a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during MID-WINTER AIRDROP 88.  The aircraft will transport supplies to both McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica

A supply crate with parachute attached is loaded aboard a 63rd Militar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIRDROP 88 Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kurt Vail, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules transport aircraft approaches a drop zone during the Airlift Rodeo '90 container delivery system phase. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules transport aircraft approaches a dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft drops simulated heavy equipment on a drop zone during AIRLIFT RODEO '90. The distance the load lands from a predetermined impact point is measured during the competition. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft drops simulated heavy equipment on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

C-130 Hercules transport aircraft are displayed showing tail insignia as competing teams arrive for Airlift Rodeo '90, an airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

C-130 Hercules transport aircraft are displayed showing tail insignia ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

COL Maxwell C. Bailey, vice commander of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, greets CPT Kip D. Kallweit of the 435th Transport Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alberta, at the start of Airlift Rodeo '90. CPT Kallweit is a pilot of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

COL Maxwell C. Bailey, vice commander of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Members of the Indonesian combat control team prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during the drop zone establishment phase of Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Members of the Indonesian combat control team prepare to jump from a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) controller parachutes into Airlift Rodeo '90 opening ceremonies with the American Flag. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of MAC aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) controller parachutes into Airlift Ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Members of the 8th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron check suspension lines on parachutes to be used during Christmas Drop. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

Members of the 8th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron check suspension lines ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam(GUM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

STAFF SGT. James Huber, flight engineer with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, records data from the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a Christmas Drop mission. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

STAFF SGT. James Huber, flight engineer with the 21st Tactical Airlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Fs Micronesia(FM) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

TSGT David T. Womble, left, and SRA Matthew J.C. Jamison inspect a parachute's rigging prior to an airdrop during a training session for the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron

TSGT David T. Womble, left, and SRA Matthew J.C. Jamison inspect a par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status: Release... More

A C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Wing, Air National Guard, Minneapolis, Minn., dropping U.S. Army paratroopers during RODEO 92 airdrop competition

A C-130 Hercules from the 133rd Airlift Wing, Air National Guard, Minn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A Royal Air Force C-130 parked on the ramp with C-130's from other countries, prepares for the launch of three formations of 57 C-130's for Big Drop III Exercise, the largest peacetime single day airdrop since World War II

A Royal Air Force C-130 parked on the ramp with C-130's from other cou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BIG DROP III Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Private First Class Dominic Watkins, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, boards a C-141 Starlifter aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The paratrooper is among the1300 paratroopers that will be airdropped in a massive airdrop during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1. (Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-01-05180 or search 980120-A-0000K-002)

Private First Class Dominic Watkins, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Brag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare to board a United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, during a airdrop mission. United States Army Task Force 3-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from the 82nd Airborne Division will host the military platoon during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants and Task Force 3-504 and to set the conditions for a successful...

United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare to boa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare to board a United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraf... More

US Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg North Carolina, along with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel jump from a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base South Carolina, during a airdrop mission. The personnel will drop over Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97 in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants to set the conditions for a successful Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise

US Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Parachutists participating in JTFX 98-1 rest near several Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft which will airdrop the soldiers over Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Parachutists participating in JTFX 98-1 rest near several Air Force C-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Colonel (COL) Mohamed El Wagih, Navigator assigned to the 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), 516th Regiment, C-130H Hercules Team, poses for a documentary photograph during a simulated airdrop mission over McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), while participating in the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Colonel (COL) Mohamed El Wagih,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Manny Trejo-Reyes, Video Journalist, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (1 CTCS), documents a Royal Air Force (RAF) C-130 Hercules copilot on a simulated airdrop mission over McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), while participating in the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Manny Trejo-Reyes, Video Jou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, USAF Release St... More

Soldiers from 5th Quartermaster Company, 39th Transportation

Soldiers from 5th Quartermaster Company, 39th Transportation

Soldiers from 5th Quartermaster Company, 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade set up a pallet on May 19 in the rigger airdrop facility on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. The airdrop was the first pa... More

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, backlit by sun, SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Martin, USAF, Crew CH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Medium shot, backlit by sun, Senior Airman Brian Martin, USAF, Crew Chief, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Forc... More

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, ...

A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne jumps out of a McGuire Air Force B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne jumps out of a McGuire Air Force Base C-141B Starlifter aircraft onto the Sicily Drop Zone ... More

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 ...

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Robert Anderson, Crew CHIEF with the 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Airman First Class Robert Anderson, Crew Chief with the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base... More

A US Army member fills a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). US Air Force C-17A Globemaster IIIs delivered HDRs in support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

A US Army member fills a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Members of the US Air Force load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRIADS) containing Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) on to a 60K-loader. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first, the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Members of the US Air Force load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Members of the US Air Force load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRIADS) containing Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) on to a 60K-loader. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first, the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Members of the US Air Force load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). US Air Force C-17A Globemaster IIIs delivered HDRs in support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III returns to Germany after the successful Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) airdrop over Afghanistan. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan.  The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes.  Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs.  The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop.  This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17

A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III returns to Germany after the succ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary... More

An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster completes routine documentation in flight as part of the paperwork for the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) mission. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17

An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster completes routine docume...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary... More

Air Force C-17A Globemaster III crewmembers fold the American flag flown during the first Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) mission over Afghanistan. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17

Air Force C-17A Globemaster III crewmembers fold the American flag flo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary... More

US Air Force C-17A Gloemaster III crewmemers check the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) containers prior to take off on the first mission into Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR's) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the orders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDR's packed in 84 TRIAD oxes. Each ox measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, and contains 420 HDR's. The HDR's were delivered in a first of it's kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first comat airdrop mission performed...

US Air Force C-17A Gloemaster III crewmemers check the Tri-Wall Aerial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III crewmembers check the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) containers prior to take off o... More

A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster looks over his pre-drop checklist before dropping his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR). Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a st of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the st operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the...

A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster looks over his pre-drop checklist before dropping his car... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Steve Ramos (right), briefs MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Ron Pierce, a C-17 Loadmaster from the 7th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington, about possible physiological effects he may experience during a High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) airdrop

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Steve Ramos (right), briefs MASTER Sergeant (MSG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release S... More

Twelve US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing (AW) line up for a training airdrop mission on the flight line at Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC). This twelve-ship mission will be the largest C-17A formation flown in history

Twelve US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft assigned to ...

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: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Relea... More

US Army (USA) Rangers line up to board a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, 62 Airlift Wing (AW)/446th AW, McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), as part of an upcoming troop airdrop

US Army (USA) Rangers line up to board a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Glo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Kevi... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Ruddell (foreground right), 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group, embraces a fellow paratrooper at a staging base in Europe, as he and US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare for an airdrop into Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Ruddell (foreground ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rich Puckett, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Steve Weart, Commander, 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group, carries his weapon an field pack at a staging base in Europe, as he and US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare for an airdrop into Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Steve Weart, Commander, 86th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rich Puckett, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Air Force (USAF) Paratroopers jump from the rear cargo door of a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft during a static line parachute airdrop conducted by the 820th Security Forces Group (SFG) at Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA)

US Air Force (USAF) Paratroopers jump from the rear cargo door of a US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) students from the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), are inspected by their jump masters prior to their first airdrop mission

US Army (USA) students from the Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Bill Kimble... More

A US Army (USA) Paratrooper dons his helmet before boarding an aircraft during Exercise Large Package Week at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina. The Exercise is a joint USA and US Air Force (USAF) airdrop, designed to enhance service cohesiveness

A US Army (USA) Paratrooper dons his helmet before boarding an aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Sta... More

US Army (USA) Jumpmasters check their paratroopers chutes prior to an airdrop during exercise Large Package Week at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC). Large Package Week is a joint US Army and US Air Force airdrop, designed to enhance service cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Jumpmasters check their paratroopers chutes prior to an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Sta... More

US Army (USA) Paratrooper personnel from the 82nd Airborne division (AD0, sit onboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft for a drop mission at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), during exercise Large Package Week. Large Package Week is a joint USA and USAF airdrop, designed to enhance service cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Paratrooper personnel from the 82nd Airborne division (A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Cam... More

US Army (USA) Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division (AD) wait to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster over Drop Zone Holland, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC). Large Package Week is a joint US Army and US Air Force airdrop, designed to enhance interservice cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division (AD) wait t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Sta... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Brian Wald (back) and an unidentifed crew member members scan the horizon during a mission onboard their C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft near Biggs Army Air Field, Texas, during a Composite Force Operations (CFO) exercise on Nov. 18, 2004. The CFO phase of the U.S. Air Force Mobility Weapons School/ Weapons Instructor Courses employs a realistic scenario requiring the students to plan and execute airdrop, air land and air refueling operations in a dynamic, mature theater. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Brian Wald (back) and an unidentifed crew member ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biggs Army Air Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: ... More

Cargo pallets of heavy equipment are loaded onto a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules aircraft, at Al Asad, Iraq, for an airdrop over a Korean Village, in Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2004.  (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by Lance CPL. Jessica L. Richards) (Released)

Cargo pallets of heavy equipment are loaded onto a U.S. Marine Corps K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 452 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jessica Richards, USMC Release Stat... More

A U.S. Army parachute rigger (left) works with SENIOR MASTER SGT. David Leightenberger (right), a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster from the 164th Airlift Wing, Mansfield Air Reserve Station, OH., before an airdrop miison during Operation Enduring Freedom at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

A U.S. Army parachute rigger (left) works with SENIOR MASTER SGT. Davi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott T. Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, repair an engine gasket on an Air Mobility Command C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during the Joint Force Entry Exercise (JFEX) at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on April 4, 2005. JFEX is a joint airdrop training designed to enhance service cohesiveness between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. James Harper) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Harper, USAF Release St... More

US Army (USA) 82nd Airborne Division (AD) Soldiers jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), on Normandy Range at Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise (JFEX). The joint airdrop exercise is designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the USA and USAF. JFEX gives both services an opportunity to execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement

US Army (USA) 82nd Airborne Division (AD) Soldiers jump from a US Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: R... More

Spc. Philip Martinez, Combined Joint Special Operations

Spc. Philip Martinez, Combined Joint Special Operations

Spc. Philip Martinez, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan parachute rigger, prepares a cargo bundle for an airdrop aboard a C-130H Hercules at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan... More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft and crew prepare to complete

A C-130 Hercules aircraft and crew prepare to complete

A C-130 Hercules aircraft and crew prepare to complete a Container Delivery System airdrop over Badger Drop Zone for the Patriot North 2018 exercise July 17, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Patriot North is a joint a... More

Personnel from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Personnel from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Personnel from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron reconfigure the cargo deck of a C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for an airdrop mission in support of O... More

Staff Sgt. Kyle Law and Staff Sgt. Joshua Jorgensen,

Staff Sgt. Kyle Law and Staff Sgt. Joshua Jorgensen,

Staff Sgt. Kyle Law and Staff Sgt. Joshua Jorgensen, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron crew chiefs, consult a technical order to troubleshoot a C-130H Hercules engine problem at Bagram Air Field, Parwan prov... More

Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie and Sgt. Joshua Rodriguez,

Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie and Sgt. Joshua Rodriguez,

Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie and Sgt. Joshua Rodriguez, with 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, use stakes to tie down panels which mark the release point and direction of flight for paratro... More

A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation

A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation

A volunteer draws on a bundle during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build, Dec. 9, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The supplies will be delivered to the 56 Micronesian islands, which are some ... More

Cargo pallets destined for an airdrop over an undisclosed

Cargo pallets destined for an airdrop over an undisclosed

Cargo pallets destined for an airdrop over an undisclosed location fill a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 3, 2018. The supply airdrop was i... More

Texas Army National Guardsmen from the 167 Battalion

Texas Army National Guardsmen from the 167 Battalion

Texas Army National Guardsmen from the 167 Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in exercise Operation Rapido Strike at joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas Mar. 23, 201... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Capko, pilot, 19th Operations

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Capko, pilot, 19th Operations

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Capko, pilot, 19th Operations Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., conducts pre-flight checks aboard a C-130J Super Hercules on the ramp at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prior t... More

Chief Master Sgt. James Rickels, 357th Airlift Squadron

Chief Master Sgt. James Rickels, 357th Airlift Squadron

Chief Master Sgt. James Rickels, 357th Airlift Squadron Loadmaster Superintendent, 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., discusses tactics and techniques in aerial delivery procedures with his Roman... More

Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field

Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field

Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire an M119 105mm Towed Howitzer June 18, 2015 at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland during Saber Str... More

An airdop bundle is released from a C-130 Hercules

An airdop bundle is released from a C-130 Hercules

An airdop bundle is released from a C-130 Hercules over the Badger Drop Zone Oct. 7, 2015, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The airdrop was part of training by the 109th Airlift Squadron, a unit of the Minneso... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Benns, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Benns, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Benns, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (75th EAS), installs seating for a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 24, 2019. The 75th EAS supports ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Volk, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Volk, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Volk, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, conducts a preflight mission brief prior to take off aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft bound for an airdrop mission from Bagram Air... More

Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron,

Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron,

Chief Master Sgt. Reynold Albright, 36th Airlift Squadron, briefs loadmasters on airdrop procedures at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 9, 2013. This year marks the 62nd year... More

1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron

1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron

1st Lt. Jodie Hasebe, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight commander, pushes a dunneg to be used as a platform to hold bundles that will be used for the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at And... More

Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman Caleb Polk, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron operations technician, helps prepare heliboxes during exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 23. COPE NORTH enhances U.S. re... More

Soldiers from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command,

Soldiers from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command,

Soldiers from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, listen carefully to learn as much as they can from Army Staff Sgt. Jordan Jones, a parachute rigger with the 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, K... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules pilot briefs his crew

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules pilot briefs his crew

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules pilot briefs his crew before taking off to conduct an operational resupply airdrop mission over Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 10, 2014. The C-130 dropped 14 container delivery system bundles... More

Capts. Derrick Hoxie and Kirk Habrun, 37th Airlift

Capts. Derrick Hoxie and Kirk Habrun, 37th Airlift

Capts. Derrick Hoxie and Kirk Habrun, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-130J Super Hercules in transit to Kosovo for an airdrop training exercise May 27, 2015. Airmen from the 37th AS worked alongside Soldi... More

A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

A crew chief with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-130J Super Hercules prior to its takeoff for a training sortie during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, D... More

Staff Sgt. Ranon Barber, 774th Expeditionary Airlift

Staff Sgt. Ranon Barber, 774th Expeditionary Airlift

Staff Sgt. Ranon Barber, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, watches for malfunctions while pilots start the engines of U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2011. Barber is... More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Correa, an air transportation specialist

Staff Sgt. Joshua Correa, an air transportation specialist

Staff Sgt. Joshua Correa, an air transportation specialist assigned to the Combat Mobility Flight, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, wraps a low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundle at An... More

Lithuanian air force Staff Sgt. Geneadijus Risakovas,

Lithuanian air force Staff Sgt. Geneadijus Risakovas,

Lithuanian air force Staff Sgt. Geneadijus Risakovas, left, Sgt. Darius Dabužinskas, and Capt. Simonas Paulauskas wait at Coyle Field Airport, Chatsworth, N.J., Sept. 18, 2014, for container delivery systems to... More

Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th

Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th

Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Liz Knauer, 37th Squadron supply technician, sits inside a RAAF C-130J Super Hercules as it flies toward Micronesian islands during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules loadmaster, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules loadmaster, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules loadmaster, assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, listens to pilot instructions prior to a combat airdrop over an undisclosed location ... More

U.S. Airmen attached to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift

U.S. Airmen attached to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift

U.S. Airmen attached to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron push a pallet of supplies on a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 4, 2019. The 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron supports Combine... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Benson, an Aerial Delivery

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Benson, an Aerial Delivery

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Benson, an Aerial Delivery Officer from 25th Division Sustainment Brigade conducted four Low Cost Low Altitude (LCLA) aerial delivery missions at Kahuku Training Area (KTA) with CH-... More

Koku-Jieitai Airmen assigned to the 1st Tactical Airlift

Koku-Jieitai Airmen assigned to the 1st Tactical Airlift

Koku-Jieitai Airmen assigned to the 1st Tactical Airlift Wing, pilot a C-130H Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 12, over a Micronesian island. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Ai... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryson Swank, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryson Swank, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryson Swank, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, dons his helmet before opening the loading ramp on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an airdrop mission in Afghanistan, April 11.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Ehlinger, a maintainer

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Ehlinger, a maintainer

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Ehlinger, a maintainer assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (75th EAS), turns the rollers over on a C-130J Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March. 1, 2019. The... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron

U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron

U.S. Air Force Capt. Duncan Dillon, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, discusses dynamic delivery of Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles with Royal Thai Air Force FLT. L... More

Department of Defense contractors load a pallet of

Department of Defense contractors load a pallet of

Department of Defense contractors load a pallet of luggage onto a C-130J Hercules from 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Dec. 22, 2018, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The 75th EAS supports Combined Joint Task ... More

U.S. Army Cpt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat

U.S. Army Cpt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat

U.S. Army Cpt. Loren Teillon, with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., jumps out of the mock plane during Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump a... More

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