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455th AEW Photos

A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army Spc. Adrian Thomas, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 airdrop specialist, works a forklift Dec. 4, to move airdrop loads to the staging area so they can be arranged properly according to the load plan. Many factors play into the development of the load plan based on the weight and size of the loads. The overall goal is to drop all the loads within seconds out of the back of the C-17 Globemaster III and have them land as close as possible together for the ground troops in Afghanistan. Thomas, a native of Columbus, Ga., is deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

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