U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Alfonso Cervantes, a 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides pallets containing hazardous narcotics onto a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy at March Air Reserve Base, California, May 20, 2026. The interagency joint mission, conducted with the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Air Force involved the record-breaking aerial transport of approximately $5 billion worth of narcotics to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for destruction through incineration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Fontenot)
| Date Taken: | 05.19.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.02.2026 12:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9788717 |
| VIRIN: | 261905-F-TT318-1016 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 4.38 MB |
| Location: | US |
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