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A practice pallet is released from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop training mission Aug. 13 over the Pacific. C-17s from the 535th Airlift Squadron of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, took part in a four-ship, multi-element airdrop training mission to maintain currency and proficiency.

AIR DROP

A practice pallet is released from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop training mission Aug. 13 over the Pacific. C-17s from the 535th Airlift Squadron of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, took part in a four-ship, multi-element airdrop training mission to maintain currency and proficiency.

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