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  • Airmen airdrop 80,000 pounds of food, supplies for Afghans

    01/15/2008 4:46:59 PM PST · by SandRat · 10 replies · 127+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | Staff Sgt. Shawn J. Jones, USAF
    1/15/2008 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Airmen of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here airdropped nearly 80,000 pounds of food and water through the Afghan sky Jan. 14 as part of humanitarian efforts in the region. The supplies were pushed out the backdoor of a C-17 Globemaster III and the cargo landed at the feet of forward-deployed troops operating in Afghanistan's mountainous, snow-covered terrain. Soldiers on the ground will share much of the food and water with Afghan people in the area as part of U.S.-led efforts to stabilize the country and bring democracy to the region. "I think the...