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    Deployed airdrops continue record pace through first quarter of 2011 [Image 3 of 3]

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    Two U.S. Air Force personnel are working with secured cargo pallets, appearing to inspect or manage strapping and tie-downs on wrapped freight. One individual is wearing Air Force digital camouflage (ABU pattern) and the other is in a tan/desert uniform. They appear to be conducting cargo handling or inspection operations, likely in a cargo aircraft or loading area.

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    03.23.2011

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    Air Mobility Command

    Staff Sgt. William McKandless and Senior Airman (now Staff Sgt.) Steven Smith load bundles on to a C-130 Hercules at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 23. The two work as a joint airdrop inspection team assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing and helped to set an airdrop record for the airfield in March 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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    Date Taken: 03.23.2011
    Date Posted: 04.06.2011 17:22
    Photo ID: 386978
    VIRIN: 110323-F-1797A-001
    Resolution: 1024x681
    Size: 87.13 KB
    Location: KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF
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    The image shows a desert/arid mountainous landscape where multiple large parachutes or cargo delivery chutes have landed and are billowing in the wind. Several individuals, including what appear to be military personnel in uniform and civilians, are walking toward the landed cargo. The scene suggests a military airdrop operation in a remote, dusty terrain consistent with Central Asian geography.
    Multiple large dark military cargo parachutes are descending over a snow-covered landscape. The parachutes appear to be G-11 or similar heavy-duty cargo chutes, each carrying what appears to be military equipment or supply bundles suspended beneath them. The snow-covered terrain below shows field boundaries and tracks, suggesting a designated drop zone.
    Two U.S. Air Force personnel are working with secured cargo pallets, appearing to inspect or manage strapping and tie-downs on wrapped freight. One individual is wearing Air Force digital camouflage (ABU pattern) and the other is in a tan/desert uniform. They appear to be conducting cargo handling or inspection operations, likely in a cargo aircraft or loading area.

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