U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Air Drop Exercise

CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, SC, UNITED STATES

12.17.2008

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Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

B-roll of U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th and 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C., conducting a cargo air drops at a remote airfield during a strategic brigade airdrop (SBA) exercise involving a 13 multi-ship formation, Dec. 17, 2008. C-17 Globemaster III transporters must be able to meet the Army's goal of airdropping a brigade's worth of troops and equipment (approx. 3,250 soldiers and 3,450 tons of equipment). DoD video by: Senior Airman Troy Davis.

• Date Taken: 12.17.2008
• Date Posted: 01.08.2009 22:17
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 52718
• VIRIN: 081218-F-6020D-001
• Filename: DOD_100033958
• Length: 00:05:40
• Location: CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, SC, US