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C-17 airdrops supplies to Marines in Afghanistan

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops supplies outside Forward Operating Base Golestan in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 28, 2009. U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment rely on supply drops to keep operations running smoothly while forward deployed. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam)

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Photo essay: Air Force C-17 airdrops supplies to Marines in Afghanistan

Published Nov. 16, 2009
By Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam
U.S. Marine Corp

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airdrops supplies outside Forward Operating Base Golestan in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 28, 2009.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment rely on supply drops to keep operations running smoothly while forward deployed.