Screamer 2K, Joint Precision Air Drop System [Image 18 of 18]

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

08.31.2006

Courtesy Photo

455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN - (left) Master Sgt. Gordy Heinen and Tech. Sgt. Steven Hayes acquire global positioning satellite signals on two dropsondes before an the first operational test of the Screamer 2k, Joint Precision Air Drop System Aug. 31, 2006, over Afghanistan. The dropsonds calculate wind speed and relay the information back to the aircraft, helping to calculate the correct drop point. Heinen is a loadmaster with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and Hayes is a loadmaster with the Air Mobility Warfare Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

• Date Taken: 08.31.2006
• Date Posted: 03.29.2012 12:32
• Photo ID: 29501
• Resolution: 4178x2764
• Size: 5.5 MB
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF