U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Clark, 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, offloads hazardous narcotics from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 20th, 2026. The joint interagency mission, conducted alongside the Drug Enforcement Administration, marked the largest recorded aerial transport of hazardous narcotics for destruction through incineration. The operation highlighted the Air Force’s rapid global mobility capabilities in support of interagency counter-narcotics efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Fontenot)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.02.2026 12:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9788760 |
| VIRIN: | 262005-F-TT318-1008 |
| Resolution: | 6048x4024 |
| Size: | 4.04 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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