C-17 loaded with airdrop bundles bound for Afghanistan

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., received 20 container delivery system bundles on Nov. 5, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The bundles were full of supplies which were airdropped to ground forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Gaffney, a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III for 20 container delivery system bundles on Nov. 5, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The bundles were airdropped to a forward operating base in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

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Photo essay: C-17 prepares for airdrop mission to Afghanistan

Published Nov. 17, 2009
By Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence
Air Force Combat Camera

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., received 20 container delivery system bundles on Nov. 5, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The bundles were full of supplies and eventually airdropped to ground forces in Afghanistan.

C-17 loaded with airdrop bundles bound for Afghanistan