USAF - 1972 to 1980
VTANG - 1994 - 1997
4 Lockhead C-141B Starlifters inbound to Sidewinder DZ to drop some "Titty bundles", just west of EL Centrol NAF in SoCcal. And yes, the dry lake bed was hotter than hades, usually 115+ F. Death Valley style heat but with some humidity.
Since 1941 "Anytime, Anyplace"