US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations HDR) enroute to the drop zone. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17....
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) enroute to the drop zone. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0304007 or search 011006F1644L018)
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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