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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules airman checks to ensure containers filled with meals, ready to eat and fresh water sit on a C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for an operational resupply airdrop near the area of Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 10, 2014. The C-130 dropped bundles totaling 3,800 meals and 1,400 gallons of water. The airman is a loadmaster.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules airman checks to ensure containers filled with meals, ready to eat and fresh water sit on a C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for an operational resupply airdrop near the area of Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 10, 2014. The C-130 dropped bundles totaling 3,800 meals and 1,400 gallons of water. The airman is a loadmaster.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules airman checks to ensure containers filled with meals, ready to eat and fresh water sit on a C-130 Hercules aircraft in preparation for an operational resupply airdrop near the area of Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 10, 2014. The C-130 dropped bundles totaling 3,800 meals and 1,400 gallons of water. The airman is a loadmaster.

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