By Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs / Published July 05, 2017
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 2 place suspension lines on top of a joint precision airdrop system at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2017. The Soldiers completed an inspection of the JPADS that included, but was not limited to, cleaning and any repairs necessary on the system attached to equipment used in airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 2 prepare to pack a joint precision airdrop system at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2017. The Soldiers unpacked a JPADS in order to conduct an inspection that included, but was not limited to, cleaning and any repairs necessary on the system that is used in airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Parks, a parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 2, organizes the control lines at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2017. Parks organized the control lines for a joint precision airdrop system in order to conduct a full inspection on the system, designed for aircraft to drop cargo from a safe altitude, allowing them to be out of range of many anti-aircraft weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Watson, a parachute rigger with the 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 2, inspects the main canopy of a joint precision airdrop system at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2017. The JPADS is designed for aircraft to drop cargo from a safe altitude, allowing them to be out of range of many anti-aircraft weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 824th Quartermaster Company Detachment 2 pull control lines through a joint precision airdrop system at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2017. The Soldiers completed an inspection of the JPADS that included, but not was limited to, cleaning and any repairs necessary on the system attached to equipment used in airdrop operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)