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Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft in preparation for engine start for an 18-ship launch from Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina. The 43rd Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, NXC had 21 of their C-130 Hercules deployed to the taxiway at Mackall for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

A line of C-130s taxi back in after a practice run for Operation Overlord '94. The three squadrons deployed were the 2nd Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina, 37th Airlift Squadron (ALS) Rhein-Main AB, Germany and the 41st Airlift Squadron (ALS), Pope AFB, North Carolina. The purpose of the deployment was to airlift the 82nd and the 101st Airborne troops into France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Operation Overlord

A C-130E of the 43rd Airlift Wing takes off into the setting sun, carrying a load of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, to a night airdrop over Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

82nd Airborne members from Fort Bragg, North Carolina prepare to depart Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, in a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1. In all, over forty C-130 Hercules aircraft and over 1300 82nd Airborne members will jump and take part in the exercise

US Air Force personnel STAFF Sergeant David Hammer, 43rd Transportation Squadron, checks the oil in a vehicle at his Forward Operating Location (FOL) at Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina. Some of the numerous vehicles used in Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 were flown to the camp from Pope Air Force Base on 43rd Airlift Wing C-130s, while others were driven from Pope Air Force Base to conserve aviation fuel

Members of the 82nd Airborne stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, await orders to board C-130 Hercules aircraft, from all over the United States, positioned at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. These Airborne members will jump from the C-130's during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1

US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson, 43rd Airlift Wing Commander at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, watches as his C-130s reach take-off position on the runway at Camp Mackall Army Air Field during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

A US Air Force (USAF) 43rd Airlift Wing (AW) C-130 Loadmaster, from Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), kneels on the lowered cargo ramp as his C-130 aircraft taxies in to a parking ramp at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

AIRMAN 1ST Class Todd Rutledge from the 3rd APS, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina sets up the boards on the flightline ground awaiting pallets of supplies and equipment to be off loaded in support of Operation Support Hope. The C-130 is out of the 136th Air Wing Dallas Naval Air Station

Crew chiefs stand in front of their aircraft and wait their turn to marshal their charges into the taxi line during Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01. The aircraft of the 43rd Airlift Wing are excellently maintained a difficult task considering the newest C-130 on Pope Air Force Base is 29 years old

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Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01

Base: Pope Air Force Base

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport, Civilian

Release Status: Released to Public

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