Airdrop under fire
Capts. Rob Greeson and Nate Padgett, 535th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 toward a drop zone during an airdrop training mission Nov. 18. The 535th AS aircrew trained in unrestricted descent assault landings, air drop, combat offloads, air refueling, night vision goggle training, combat offloads, low levels, mountainous terrain, assault landings, threat responses and multiple ship formation training during a five day training trip to Washington Nov 12-17 and participated in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)