80,000 pounds of food, water airdropped

[unhappycamper]

Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Koch loads one of 40 bundles of supplies onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, for a joint precision airdrop Jan. 14. Koch is a loadmaster with the 17th Airlift Squadron from Charleston Air Force Base S.C.


80,000 pounds of food, water airdropped
Staff report
Posted : Thursday Jan 17, 2008 6:53:59 EST

The Air Force parachuted bundles of food and water — totaling nearly 80,000 pounds — over snowy mountainous reaches of eastern Afghanistan on Monday.

Deployed troops on the ground received the precision airdrops, which were pushed out the back of a C-17 Globemaster, according to an Air Force press release. They’ll share the supplies with Afghans in remote areas where hazardous mountain terrain restricts their ability to travel and obtain food.

The airdrop was coordinated by the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which includes members of the 17th Airlift Squadron based at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.

“I think the best way we can do (bring democracy) — and show them what America is about — is to support them and give them the supplies they need," said 1st Lt. Joe Purcell, a pilot with the 816th, in the release. “We're not here to occupy their country. We're here to help them rebuild.”


Article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/01/airforce_airdrops_afghanistan_080117w/

[ChazII]

1. Thank you for posting this. n/t