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    10 years of Enduring Freedom: Since the first day, airdrops in Afghanistan have made a difference [Image 7 of 9]

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    A U.S. military aircrew member wearing full flight gear, helmet, and oxygen mask is operating controls inside the open cargo bay of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-17 Globemaster or C-130. Multiple cargo bundles with deployed extraction parachutes are visible exiting or having just exited the aircraft through the open rear ramp. The scene depicts an active aerial cargo airdrop operation over what appears to be a desert or arid terrain.

    OVER AFGHANISTAN, AFGHANISTAN

    02.14.2009

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    Air Mobility Command

    Senior Airman Rory Nowosielski stands on the ramp as container delivery system bundles exit the aircraft during a high-altitude airdrop mission in a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 14, 2009, over Afghanistan. Nowosielski is a C-17 loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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    Date Taken: 02.14.2009
    Date Posted: 10.11.2011 14:52
    Photo ID: 472452
    VIRIN: 090214-F-4177H-347
    Resolution: 2988x1993
    Size: 1.11 MB
    Location: OVER AFGHANISTAN, AF
    Web Views: 117
    Downloads: 9

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    A military pilot is seated in the cockpit of a large aircraft, wearing green aviation headphones and glasses while in flight. Through the cockpit windshield, another military aircraft (appears to be a C-17 Globemaster or similar transport) is visible flying in formation at high altitude above a cloud layer. The cockpit displays numerous analog and digital instruments, controls, and avionics panels.
    A group of approximately 10-12 people are working together on a snow-covered mountainous plain, handling a large dark fabric or tarpaulin spread across the snow. The scene appears to show a collective effort to either deploy, pack, or drag the large material across the snowy terrain. A vehicle or cart is visible on the right side, and a small red structure is visible in the distant background.
    The photograph is taken from inside an open cargo aircraft, looking out through the rear cargo ramp toward a snow-covered landscape below. Multiple parachutes with suspended loads or personnel are visible descending toward the ground, indicating an active airdrop operation. The terrain below shows a winter environment with scattered tree lines and open snow fields.
    The image shows the interior view of a military cargo aircraft with the rear ramp open during an airdrop operation over arid, desert terrain. At least one cargo bundle on a wooden pallet has already been deployed and is visible falling away from the aircraft, with a drogue parachute deploying above it. A second large cargo bundle remains secured inside the aircraft, ready for deployment.
    A military operation showing a tan/desert-camouflaged HMMWV (Humvee) in the foreground with a soldier manning a turret position, while multiple olive-drab cargo parachutes descend in the background delivering supplies. An American flag is mounted on a pole near the vehicle. The setting appears to be an arid, desert environment with eroded hills and what appears to be a mud-brick settlement or ruins in the middle distance.
    An aerial photograph shows multiple olive-green military cargo parachutes deployed in a vertical chain formation, descending over an arid, desert landscape. Below, a military installation or forward operating base is visible with structured compounds, roads, and sparse buildings. The terrain appears consistent with Central Asian or Middle Eastern geography.
    A U.S. military aircrew member wearing full flight gear, helmet, and oxygen mask is operating controls inside the open cargo bay of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-17 Globemaster or C-130. Multiple cargo bundles with deployed extraction parachutes are visible exiting or having just exited the aircraft through the open rear ramp. The scene depicts an active aerial cargo airdrop operation over what appears to be a desert or arid terrain.
    An aerial photograph captures multiple military paratroopers landing on a dry, flat agricultural field. Several black parachutes are visible at various stages of touchdown, and a green smoke signal has been deployed, likely marking the drop zone. The image is taken from an elevated vantage point, possibly from the aircraft that deployed the jumpers.
    A four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft, consistent with a C-130 Hercules configuration, is conducting an aerial airdrop operation over mountainous terrain. Multiple cargo bundles with deployed parachutes are visible descending in a vertical trail below the aircraft. The background consists of layered, rugged mountain ridgelines under hazy atmospheric conditions.

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