Medium shot, left rear view, Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina in line to board a C-141B Starlifter from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, to take them to the drop zone on Fort Polk, LA for an aerial assault. The exercise, called Large Package Week, involves the airdropping of 1200nd paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission originated at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, on April 5, 2000
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: LARGE PACKAGE WEEKEND
Base: Pope Air Force Base
State: North Carolina (NC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann
Release Status: Released to Public
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05/04/2000
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