SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 25, 2006 -- A new, self-steering airdrop system that’s being field tested in Afghanistan represents a revolutionary step beyond traditional delivery methods, the commander of U.S. Central Command Air Forces told a group visiting the command headquarters here during the past weekend. A new Joint Precision Airdrop System bundle floats to the ground after being dropped from the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over Afghanistan, Aug. 31. The drop, made from 17,500 feet, was the first joint Air Force-Army operational drop of JPADS in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to re-supply ground troops...