8/1/2012 - A heavy extraction platform drops out of a C-17 Globemaster III piloted by an aircrew from the 535th Airlift Squadron July 31 over the drop zone on the island of Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)
8/1/2012 - Capt. Mike Recker, 535th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-17 Globemaster III over the Hawai’ian Islands July 31. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)
8/1/2012 - A heavy extraction platform drops out of a C-17 Globemaster III piloted by an aircrew from the 535th Airlift Squadron July 31 over the drop zone on the island of Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)
8/1/2012 - (From left) Maj.Jon Baize, Capt. Mike Recker, and Maj. Alan Partridge, C-17 Globemaster III pilots, discuss pre-flight checklist requirements July 31 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)
8/1/2012 - Master Sgt. Brian Chewning, 15th Operations Group C-17A Evaluator Loadmaster, looks to help Tech. Sgt. Andre Stollenwerck, 15th Operations Support Squadron NCO-in-charge of Standards and Evaluation, as he checks the rig of a heavy extraction platform July 31 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)
8/1/2012 - (From right) Master Sgt. Brian Chewning, 15th Operations Group C-17A Evaluator Loadmaster, talks with Jimmie Spillers, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, during a local sortie July 31 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)
8/1/2012 - From left) Capt. Mike Recker, and Maj. Alan Partridge, C-17 Globemaster III pilots, fly as the plane is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Air National Guard’s 203rd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31. Along with receiving in-flight refueling, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform during the flight to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)
