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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brad Pilgrim checks a C-17 Globemaster III, a cargo aircraft, to prepare to airdrop 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies Jan. 14, 2008, in Afghanistan. Pilgrim is assigned to an airlift squadron in Southwest Asia.

AIRDROP PREPARATIONS

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brad Pilgrim checks a C-17 Globemaster III, a cargo aircraft, to prepare to airdrop 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies Jan. 14, 2008, in Afghanistan. Pilgrim is assigned to an airlift squadron in Southwest Asia.

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