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U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., fly over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C., Dec. 16, 2009, during Charleston AFB's large formation exercise. Cargo pallets and U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division were airdropped during the exercise to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield.

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U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., fly over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C., Dec. 16, 2009, during Charleston AFB's large formation exercise. Cargo pallets and U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division were airdropped during the exercise to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield.

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