A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster takes a look outside before dropping his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR). Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude drop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 craft as well as the first combat...

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2001-11-06
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster takes a look outside before dropping his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR). Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0304012 or search 011006F1644L028) Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to Public

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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994

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National Archives and Records Administration
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National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6606037
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster takes a look outside before dropping his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR). Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude drop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 craft as well as the first combat.... 2001-11-06. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6606037. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (2001-11-06) A night vision shot as a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III loadmaster takes a look outside before dropping his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR). Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude drop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 craft as well as the first combat.... Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6606037
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6606037>.
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