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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III drops cargo at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. The 535th Airlift Squadron conducts weekly cargo drop training to ensure mission readiness for future real-world operations anywhere in the world. (U.S. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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A U.S. Air Force K-loader positions behind a C-17 Globemaster III to load cargo on the flightline of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 18, 2025. The 535th Airlift Squadron conducts weekly cargo drop training to ensure mission readiness for future real-world operations anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 18, 2025. The 647 LRS prepared the cargo for a practice drop at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown) (Photo blurred for operational security)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 18, 2025. The 647 LRS prepared the cargo for a practice drop at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aden Brown) (Photo blurred for operational security)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron contingency support team recover cargo dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. The CST is responsible for enabling weekly unilateral airdrop training by recovering and producing varied cargo loads for the 15th Operations Support Squadron and 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Palacios and Airman 1st Class Marcus Greer, 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron contingency support team members, recover cargo dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. The CST is responsible for enabling weekly unilateral airdrop training by recovering and producing varied cargo loads for the 15th Operations Support Squadron and 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Gregg, 647 Logistics Readiness Squadron contingency support team member, recovers cargo after a cargo drop from a C-17 Globemaster III at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. Hickam’s CST is one of four in the U.S. Air Force, all of which are assigned to the U.S. Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron contingency support team recover cargo dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. The CST is responsible for enabling weekly unilateral airdrop training by recovering and producing varied cargo loads for the 15th Operations Support Squadron and 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs drop cargo at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. The 535th Airlift Squadron conducts weekly cargo drop training to ensure mission readiness for future real-world operations anywhere in the world. (U.S. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Contingency support team ensures flight operation readiness

Published June 24, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker, Airman 1st Class Aden Brown
15th Wing

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii -- A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III drops cargo at Kanes Drop Zone on Oahu, June 18, 2025. The 535th Airlift Squadron conducts weekly cargo drop training to ensure mission readiness for future real-world operations anywhere in the world. (U.S. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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