Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
Pallets of supplies drift toward a forward operating base in Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The bundles were air dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III by the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to a remote base in need of resupply. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
Supply pallets filled are released from a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The bundles were air dropped to a forward operating base in resupply. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Volkman, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, releases supplies during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The loadmaster performs the calculations and plans cargo and passenger placement to keep the aircraft within permissible center of gravity limits throughout the flight. Volkman is deployed from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
Pallets filled with supplies are air dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The bundles were air dropped to a forward operating base in need of resupply. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
Pallets filled with supplies are air dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The bundles were dropped to a forward operating base in need of resupply. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.)...
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Volkman, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is ready to perform an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The loadmaster performs the calculations and plans cargo and passenger placement to keep the aircraft within permissible center of gravity limits throughout the flight. Volkman is deployed from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Volkman, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, gives the bundles of supplies a final check before performing an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. The loadmaster performs the calculations and plans cargo and passenger placement to keep the aircraft within permissible center of gravity limits throughout the flight. Volkman is deployed from......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Henry | United States Air Forces Central | 01.10.2013
U.S. Air Force Capt. James Dolson, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares a Joint Precision Airdrop System on a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Jan. 10. JPADS is an American military airdrop system which uses the GPS, steerable parachutes, and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone. Dolson is deployed from......
