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October 17, 2007

In Country With America's Heroes




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C-17 crews make record airdrop - As 16 bundles from the lead C-17 Globemaster III drift to the ground, a second C-17 drops more bundles to a drop zone Oct. 11 in Afghanistan. A total of 62 cargo bundles were dropped from two C-17s in two passes.

This was the first time a combat cargo drop of this magnitude has taken place from two C-17s in formation over one drop zone.

The planes and crews are part of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)


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U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Register provides security for fellow soldiers at an unoccupied house in the East Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 9, 2007. Register is assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Hotel Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier, U.S. Air Force. (Released)


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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Julian Jimenez provides security during combat operations in Balure, Iraq, on Oct. 5, 2007. Jimenez is assigned to Bravo Company, 6th Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Cavalry Division. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Posted by Wild Thing at October 17, 2007 12:40 AM