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Sure, here is an official description of the system. This will discount the absurd comments about the dangers of airdropping supplies to folks in NO. Advantages of HDRs While not the preferred method, HDRs, like MREs, can be airdropped en masse, and unlike other products, they can be dropped via the Triad system as individual packets, which flutter to the ground relatively harmlessly. The Triad system is ideal for airdrops in regions with many hungry displaced people, since it permits wide dispersal and discourages hoarding and fighting which often accompany the delivery of larger pallet-sized loads. The Triad drops decrease the dangers to people on the ground posed by heavy air dropped items. The ability to handle many smaller packages also has reduced administrative and distribution costs. Humanitarian daily rations are stored in temperature controlled warehouses in key DoD installations in the continental U.S.