C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Charleston Air Force Base, , taxi prior to take-off in preparation for a strategic brigade airdrop exercise over North Auxiliary Airfield Dec. 16, 2009, near North, Charleston AFB Airmen conducted a large formation exercise utilizing 10 C-17 aircraft. Soldiers from the 2-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, , were airdropped along with cargo pallets to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield.

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C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Charleston Air Force Base, , taxi prior to take-off in preparation for a strategic brigade airdrop exercise over North Auxiliary Airfield Dec. 16, 2009, near North, Charleston AFB Airmen conducted a large formation exercise utilizing 10 C-17 aircraft. Soldiers from the 2-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, , were airdropped along with cargo pallets to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield.

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