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An Arkansas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules drops containers of Meals Ready to Eat at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., on March 24, 2004. The center provides realistic combat training, supporting light/mechanized forces in a low-intensity to mid-intensity conflict.

An Arkansas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules drops containers of Meals Ready to Eat.

An Arkansas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules drops containers of Meals Ready to Eat at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., on March 24, 2004. The center provides realistic combat training, supporting light/mechanized forces in a low-intensity to mid-intensity conflict.

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