Caption:
A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., takes off
as another C-17 taxis in preparation for a strategic brigade airdrop
exercise over North Auxiliary Airfield Dec. 16, 2009, near North, S.C.,
demonstrating the global projection of U.S. airpower. Charleston AFB
Airmen conducted a large formation exercise utilizing 10 C-17 aircraft.
Soldiers from the 2-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne
Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C., were airdropped along with cargo pallets
to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield. U.S. Air Force
photo/Staff Sgt. Marie Brown (RELEASED)
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