C-17s cross globe to assist international exercise
OVER AUSTRALIA -- Army paratroopers apply camouflage to their face before a nighttime airdrop from a C-17 Globemaster III on June 19 over Rockhampton, Australia, as part of the Talisman Saber 2005. Six C-17s from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and Charleston AFB, S.C., participated in the airdrop as part of the international military exercise designed to improve combat readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza)