Air Force loadmasters assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron make final preparations to cargo pallets on a C-130H Hercules to conduct a supply airdrop over an undisclosed location in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Inherent Resolve’s Operation Roundup, June 3, 2018. This was the first combat airdrop in almost 14 years for the C-130H squadron deployed from the 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. In conjunction with partner forces, CJTF-OIR's mission is to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria and set conditions to increase regional stability.

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