Caption:
C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 437th and 315th airlift wings drop cargo
at a remote airfield during a strategic brigade airdrop exercise
involving a 13-ship formation Dec. 18 from Charleston Air Force Base,
S.C. C-17s must be able to meet the Army's goal of airdropping a
brigade's worth of troops and equipment (about 3,250 Soldiers and 3,450
tons of equipment). Charleston AFB aircraft currently account for half
of the Air Force strategic brigade airdrop requirement. U.S. Air
Force photo/Tech. Sgt. William Greer (RELEASED)
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