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by SSgt Jonathan Snyder

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Blanton, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load master, prepares to drop pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept. 2, 2012, Afghanistan. The 816th EAS provides global strategic airlift, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and humanitarian relief, creating an air bridge for personnel, equipment and supplies.  Blanton’s hometown is Grand Island, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)(Released)

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This photo was taken on my first airdrop mission over Afghanistan. I was lucky enough when they dropped all the Container Delivery System bundles it was sunrise at the drop zone, giving me the golden hour of nice light to work with.  After all the bundles were dropped I was able to make this silhouette of the loadmaster returning from the ramp.