AIR DROP

You are subscribed to no topic for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
12/31/2012 12:07 PM CST

Supplies drop to U.S. soldiers deployed to the mountainous Paktya province on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2012. Military leaders coordinated the air drop to resupply the base when adverse weather made roads through mountainous areas too difficult to traverse.