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Australian troops prepare to push a pallet of supplies out of a US 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. THE C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

Australian troops prepare to push a pallet of supplies out of a US 60t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Grootfontein Military Base Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez J... More

STAFF Sergeant Donald Dufresne Sr., 9th Military Airlift Squadron, directs the unloading of United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Land Rover vehicles from a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. The C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist UNTAG peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

STAFF Sergeant Donald Dufresne Sr., 9th Military Airlift Squadron, dir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Grootfontein Military Base Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez J... More

A sedan is driven down the front ramp of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft as the vehicles and equipment of a United Nations-sponsored assistance group are unloaded. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa

A sedan is driven down the front ramp of a 60th Military Airlift Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A forklift backs away from the front cargo ramp of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft after picking up a container. The container holds some of the equipment brought by a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was flown to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing

A forklift backs away from the front cargo ramp of a 60th Military Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein Logistics Base in a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The troops will be functioning as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LTC Kevin Pippard, right, is met by LTC Frank Mwangangi, center, of the Kenyan army and another officer following the arrival of a United Nations-sponsored assistance group led by Pippard. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was transported to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing

LTC Kevin Pippard, right, is met by LTC Frank Mwangangi, center, of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

British Land Rovers are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The equipment will be used by Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

British Land Rovers are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Royal Australian Engineers assigned to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) board a US Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. UNTAG will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

Royal Australian Engineers assigned to the United Nations Transition A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release... More

SGT Mark E. Ransom, 22nd Military Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and SGT Bret Hartman, his Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) counterpart, confer in the hold of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation Election District. The C-5 is taking on a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers who will construct facilities for the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces monitoring the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

SGT Mark E. Ransom, 22nd Military Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and SGT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A vehicle and trailer are driven down the front ramp of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft following the arrival of a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa

A vehicle and trailer are driven down the front ramp of a 60th Militar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Pallets of supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The Galaxy is also transporting Finish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Pallets of supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Royal Australian Engineers assigned to the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) board a US Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. UNTAG will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

Royal Australian Engineers assigned to the United Nations Transition A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release... More

LT. COL. Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), coordinates offloading of supplies of Finnish United Nations troops from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The United Nations troops were transported to Namibia to act as a peacekeeping force

LT. COL. Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), coordin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), gives the thumbs up signal from the cockpit of a South African air force C-47 Skytrain aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. Corlett is in Namibia as part of an effort by the Military Airlift Command to transport Finnish United Nations troops to the country where they will function as a peacekeeping force

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), gives the th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein Logistics Base in a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The troops will be functioning as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Finnish United Nations soldiers watch as their supplies are moved following offloading from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The United Nations troops will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers watch as their supplies are moved foll...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A close-up view of a United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) plate on a vehicle bound for Namibia. As part of operation Election District, a U.S. 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft is transporting a contingent of Australian military engineers to assist UNTAG peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

A close-up view of a United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

U.S. and Australian personnel push a container of equipment and building materials into a U.S. 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during OPERATION ELECTION DISTRICT. It will be used for barracks and facilities construction by a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers who are assisting United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

U.S. and Australian personnel push a container of equipment and buildi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Re... More

STAFF Sergeant James A. Noble of the 9th Military Airlift Squadron helps Australian troops to push a pallet of supplies out of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. THE C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

STAFF Sergeant James A. Noble of the 9th Military Airlift Squadron hel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Grootfontein Military Base Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez J... More

An Australian airman chains down a United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Land Rover vehicle in the hold of a US 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. The C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist UNTAG peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

An Australian airman chains down a United Nations Transition Assistanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release... More

An interior view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing. Aboard the aircraft are the vehicles and equipment of a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa

An interior view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

LTC Kevin Pippard, left, speaks to LTC Frank Mwangangi of the Kenyan army following the arrival of a United Nations-sponsored group led by Pippard. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was flown to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing

LTC Kevin Pippard, left, speaks to LTC Frank Mwangangi of the Kenyan a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Namibian workers watch operations following the landing of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The Galaxy is transporting Finnish United Nations troops which will function as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Namibian workers watch operations following the landing of a Military ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, part of operation Election District, takes on a contingent of Australians to join Headquarters Civil Engineers United Nations Transition Assistance Group (HQ CE UNTAG). The engineers will construct facilities for UNTAG, which will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, part of operation E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A British Bedford 4x4 truck is offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. Trucks and other equipment transported by the Galaxy will be used by Finnish United Nations troops acting as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

A British Bedford 4x4 truck is offloaded from a Military Airlift Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, part of operation Election District, takes on a contingent of Australians to join Headquarters Civil Engineers United Nations Transition Assistance Group (HQ CE UNTAG). The engineers will construct facilities for UNTAG, which will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, part of operation E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) is loaded into a US 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. The C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist UNTAG peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) is loaded into a US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release... More

An interior view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing. Aboard the aircraft are the vehicles and equipment of a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was flown to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing

An interior view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

LT. COL. Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), coordinates operations by phone with personnel from the 322nd Airlift Division as STAFF SGT. Johnny Lane, 437th MAW, stands by at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The Military Airlift Command is providing transportation by C-5B Galaxy aircraft for Finnish United Nations troops which will function as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

LT. COL. Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), coordin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft in preparation for offloading British Land Rovers at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The equipment will be used by Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STAFF Sergeant James A. Noble of the 9th Military Airlift Squadron directs the unloading of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. THE C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

STAFF Sergeant James A. Noble of the 9th Military Airlift Squadron dir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Grootfontein Military Base Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez J... More

Airport workers adjust the forks on a forklift before it is used to place a container in the bed of a truck. The container holds some of the equipment brought by a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was flown to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing

Airport workers adjust the forks on a forklift before it is used to pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), right, takes a pleasure flight in a South African air force C-47 Skytrain aircraft. Corlett is in Namibia as part of an effort by the Military Airlift Command to transport Finnish United Nations troops to the country where they will function as a peacekeeping force

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), right, takes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Land Rover and other vehicles are loaded into a US 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. The C-5 is transporting a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers to assist UNTAG peacekeeping forces in preparation for the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) Land Rover and othe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release... More

Two flight crewmen push a container off of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft following the arrival of a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa

Two flight crewmen push a container off of a 60th Military Airlift Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft in preparation for offloading British Land Rovers at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The equipment will be used by Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein Logistics Base in a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The troops will be functioning as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft is parked on the flight line as another Galaxy comes in for a landing. The aircraft are stopping over on the island after transporting Finnish United Nations troops to Namibia to function as a peacekeeping force

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft is parked on the fligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ascension Island Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A fire truck stands by at the arrival of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft transporting members of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG). UNTAG will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

A fire truck stands by at the arrival of a 60th Military Airlift Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Grootfontein Military Base Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez J... More

A forklift is used to move a container off of the front cargo ramp of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft. The container holds some of the equipment brought by a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was flown to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing

A forklift is used to move a container off of the front cargo ramp of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft taxis on the field as other C-5Bs line the field. The aircraft are stopping over on the island after transporting Finnish United Nations troops to Namibia to function as a peacekeeping force

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft taxis on the field as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ascension Island Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off in the distance as a section of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft, foreground, is silhouetted by the morning sun at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The Galaxy is transporting Finnish United Nations troops to Namibia to function as a peacekeeping force

A C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off in the distance as a section of a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grootfontein Logistics Base Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

In coming and outgoing vehicles are checked at the main entrance to Grootfontein Logistics Base prior to the arrival of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The Galaxy is transporting Finnish United Nations troops which will function as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

In coming and outgoing vehicles are checked at the main entrance to Gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Equipment is being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III

Equipment is being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III

Equipment is being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III to prepare for an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, March 30, 2013. The bundles were air dropped to a forward operating base in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force... More

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