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    A military aircrew member wearing a flight helmet with communications equipment stands at the open rear cargo ramp of a military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, over open ocean. The loadmaster or crew member appears to be preparing or monitoring cargo for an airdrop operation. The aircraft ramp is fully extended with cargo visible on the floor.

    YIGO, GUAM, GUAM

    12.11.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Riedel  

    36th Wing

    Tech. Sgt. Napoleon Ortiz, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, stands ready to push an airdrop package from the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 11, 2017, near the island of Fais. Operation Christmas Drop is a training mission that helps U.S. aircrews and participating partners from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai) and Royal Australian Air Force, to maintain and develop combat readiness through sustainable aircraft generation and training for humanitarian assistance/disaster relief with low-cost, low-altitude airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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    Date Taken: 12.11.2017
    Date Posted: 12.12.2017 17:19
    Photo ID: 4021921
    VIRIN: 171211-F-CH060-0021
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 21.79 MB
    Location: YIGO, GUAM, GU
    Hometown: YIGO, GU
    Web Views: 60
    Downloads: 12

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