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Caption:
With its canopy beginning to blossom, a Sherpa precision cargo
parachute system floats from the cargo hold of a Marine Aerial Refueler
Transport Squadron 352's KC-130 plane above Camp Korean Village, Iraq,
on Aug. 9, 2004. The Sherpa is a commercially produced system guided by
the Global Positioning System that can steer itself from nearly five
miles high to within 200 meters of a targeted drop point. Two Sherpa
systems made their debut flights and precision landings in a combat
zone Aug. 9. The 1st Air Delivery Platoon, which is part of Combat
Service Support Battalion 7, received the Sherpas from Multinational
Corps - Iraq, in Baghdad. The platoon rigs loads of supplies for troops
in far-flung locations. CSSB-7, part of the Corps' 1st Force Service
Support Group, provides logistical support to I Marine Expeditionary
Force troops throughout the western part of Iraq's Al Anbar Province.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Bill Lisbon)
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