DLA News Archive

Tag: Air Drop

A C-130J Hercules transport aircraft piloted by Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing airdrops pallets of supplies during a container delivery system training exercise, July 23, 2020.

July 29, 2020

NY Guard logistics Soldiers hone airdrop resupply skills

FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team needs food, fuel and ammunition to fight, which generally flow into the 427th Brigade Support Battalion, the logistics backbone of the brigade on the ground in trucks.

April 10, 2020

97 LRS continues to support sole C-17 airdrop training mission

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Altus Air Force Base website — A typical day for an air transportation specialist assigned to the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron includes precisely packaging 64 feet of parachute, securing two tons of material onto a handmade pallet while safely executing its transportation aboard the world’s most flexible cargo aircraft, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

C-130 aircrew delivers combat supplies through air drop

Nov. 23, 2018

C-130 aircrew exercises combat airdrop capability

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — From food and water to ammunition and equipment, ground forces in the region receive critical assets thanks to C-130 Hercules aircrews like those from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron stationed here.