Dropping freedom

Parachutes begin to open on supply pallets being airdropped from a C-17 Globemaster III to servicemembers Jan. 2 at a remote camp in Afghanistan. The aircraft is from a desert air base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky J. Best)

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Dropping freedom

Capt. Matthew Inscoe checks pallets that his crew will be airdropping to servicemembers at remote camps Jan. 2 in Afghanistan. The aircraft and crew are from a desert air base in Southwest Asia. Captain Inscoe the aircraft commander of a C-17 Globemaster III with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky J. Best)

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Dropping freedom

Staff Sgt. Jose Cruz (left) of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron works with Army Soldiers to tie the drop cords that will release parachutes attached to supply pallets Jan. 2 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The pallets will be airdropped from a C-17 Globemaster III to servicemembers at remote camps in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky J. Best)

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Dropping freedom

Airmen at an air base in Southwest Asia work in the early morning hours of Jan. 2 to load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III heading to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Some of the cargo will be airdropped later that day to servicemembers at remote camps in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky J. Best)

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Dropping freedom

Published Jan. 3, 2007

Dropping freedom

Dropping freedom

Dropping freedom

Dropping freedom

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