Packages containing hazardous narcotics sit secured inside a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy at March Air Reserve Base, California, May, 20th, 2026, prior to departure for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The joint interagency mission, conducted alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Air Force involved the record-breaking aerial transport of approximately $5 billion worth of narcotics for destruction through incineration. The operation marked the largest known shipment of hazardous narcotics transported by air for disposal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Fontenot)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.02.2026 12:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9788748 |
| VIRIN: | 262005-F-TT318-1004 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 3.91 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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Operation Burnout: 433rd AW Airlifts $5 Billion in Seized Narcotics for Destruction
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