U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, deliver 34 container delivery system bundles from a C-17 Globemaster III over a base in Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Todd O' Bryant, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, does a pre-flight inspection aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, prior to launching an airdrop mission, Feb. 2, 2010, in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Owen, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, scans the engines on a C-17 Globemaster III during start-up procedures in Southwest Asia before an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2010. The C-17 aircrew will airdrop 34 containerized delivery system bundles to ground forces in need of supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Army Private 1st Class Terrance Woodfin, a parachute rigger from the 612th Quartermaster Detachment, Ft. Bragg, N.C., deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, prepares parachutes for an airdrop mission, Feb. 2, 2010. The parachutes will be used to deliver 34 containerized delivery system bundles from a C-17 Globemaster III to troops on the ground at a forward-operating base in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Army Specialist Richard Thoms, a parachute rigger with the 612th Quartermaster Detachment, from Ft. Bragg, N.C., and deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, takes a break after loading and preparing parachutes for an airdrop mission, Feb 2, 2010. The containerized delivery system bundles will be airdropped from a C-17 Globemaster III to a forward-operating base in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop over Afghanistan Feb. 2, 2010. The C-17 aircrew will deliver 34 container delivery system bundles over a base in Afghanistan as part of a combat re-supply mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Army Specialists Richard Thoms and Jason Boyd, parachute riggers from the 612th Quartermaster Detachment, deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, from Ft. Bragg, N.C., load a C-17 Globemaster III with containerized delivery system bundles, Feb. 2, 2010. The CDS bundles will be air dropped over a foward-operating base in Afghanistan to ground forces in need of supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. military members strap down containerized delivery system bundles full of supplies onto a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 2, 2010, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The CDS bundles will be air dropped to ground forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron strap down containerized delivery system bundles full of supplies aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 2, 2010, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The bundles will be delivered over a base in Afghanistan as part of a combat re-supply mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Derek Dupuis, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, discusses a flight plan while flying over southwest Asia Feb. 2, 2010. The crew had just completed a re-supply mission dropping 34 containerized delivery system bundles over a base in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Owen, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, sits on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III while flying over the mountains of Afghanistan after an airdrop mission, Feb. 2, 2010. Sergeant Owen and the crew airdropped 34 container delivery system bundles to a base in Afghanistan as part of a combat re-supply mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron fly over Afghanistan in a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 2, 2010. The crew airdropped 34 container delivery system bundles to a base in Afghanistan as part of a combat re-supply mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Owen, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, completes an inspection of an engine prior to completing an airdrop mission over Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2010. The crew, flying a C-17 Globemaster III, will deliver 34 containerized delivery system bundles to ground forces operating from a remote location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt Daniel Godwin, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, flies over Southwest Asia after an airdrop mission, Feb. 2, 2010. The aircrew dropped 34 container delivery system bundles to ground forces at a forward-operating base in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on the runaway of a base in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence/released)

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Photo story: 816th EAS C-17 aircrew drops CDS bundles over mountains of Afghanistan

Published Feb. 4, 2010
By Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence
U.S. AFCENT Combat Camera Team

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Aircrew members from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron airdropped supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 2 to U.S. and Coalition ground forces at a forward operating base in Afghanistan.

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