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Six low-velocity chutes deliver 9,000 pounds of emergency fuel resupply to coalition ground forces engaging Taliban extremists March 13 in southern Afghanistan. The resupply landed within 35 meters of the desired drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo)


Emergency airdrop over Afghanistan sustains combat ops

Six low-velocity chutes deliver 9,000 pounds of emergency fuel resupply to coalition ground forces engaging Taliban extremists March 13 in southern Afghanistan. The resupply landed within 35 meters of the desired drop zone. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fighter pilot flies in to connect to a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on Oct. 19, 2009, over Jordan, along with other F-16 pilots from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., and Mwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan. The air refueling was also being used as a training exercise on the safety and proper procedures for refueling while in flight. U.S. Airmen were in Jordan for the 2009 Eager Tiger 10, Falcon Air Meet, a friendly competition between the air forces of the U.S. and the Middle East, as well as other F-16 aircraft users from around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., prepares to land at Mwaffaq Salti Air Base in Al Azraq, Jordan, on Oct. 17, 2009. The tanker accompanied six U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard. The unit took part in Falcon Air Meet 2009, a multinational F-16 competition. The meet was inspired by Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein and first organized in 2006. A main goal of the competition is the improvement of relationships between Jordan and partner nations and the promotion of stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., prepares to land at Mwaffaq Salti Air Base in Al Azraq, Jordan, on Oct. 17, 2009. The tanker accompanied six U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard. The unit took part in Falcon Air Meet 2009, a multinational F-16 competition. The meet was inspired by Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein and first organized in 2006. A main goal of the competition is the improvement of relationships between Jordan and partner nations and the promotion of stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)