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    303rd Psychological Operations Company Drops Leaflets over Southern Afghanistan [Image 11 of 12]

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    The image shows the interior of a military cargo aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, with the rear ramp open in flight. Three personnel wearing flight helmets and military gear are positioned at the open ramp, releasing a large quantity of paper leaflets or pamphlets into the air. This appears to be a psychological operations (PSYOP) or information operations mission, a documented military tactic involving aerial leaflet drops.

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

    08.28.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn 

    Regional Command Southwest

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jameson Dudley, left, crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252), and U.S. Army Sgt. Nijoku Odom, right, intelligence analyst with 303rd psychological operations company (303rd POCO), throw leaflets from a KC-130 Super Hercules over southern Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. Leaflets were dropped in support of operations to defeat insurgency influence in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Demetrius Munnerlyn/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.28.2013
    Date Posted: 08.29.2013 04:52
    Photo ID: 1005589
    VIRIN: 130828-M-ZE445-149
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 4.69 MB
    Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

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