Two C-130 Hercules participating in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise make a pass over the drop zone May 20 at the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base. Approximately 12 Air Force bases participate in the exercise at the Air Force Weapons School twice a year, testing the crew ability of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s to join together in formation at a specific time and location to drop a brigade-size force anywhere in the world.


Two C-130 Hercules participating in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise make a pass over the drop zone May 20 at the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base. Approximately 12 Air Force bases participate in the exercise at the Air Force Weapons School twice a year, testing the crew ability of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s to join together in formation at a specific time and location to drop a brigade-size force anywhere in the world.


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