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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Meadows, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster releases a container delivery system with her wingmen during an airdrop over Boboc Air Base, Romania, Aug. 27, 2018. The CDS is a commonly used method for the aerial insertion of supplies for contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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Multiple container delivery system bundles sit in a hangar at Otopeni Air Base, Romania, before U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force personnel load them onto C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 22, 2018. Pilots and loadmasters from the 37th AS flew over designated drop zones to deliver the bundles as part of exercise Carpathian Summer 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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Romanian air force and U.S. Air Force personnel load container delivery system bundles onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of exercise Carpathian Summer 2018 at Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 22, 2018. Carpathian Summer is a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability and readiness of forces by conducting combined air operations with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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Romanian air force personnel take notes during a brief for exercise Carpathian Summer 2018 on Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 22, 2018. During the brief, U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force personnel discussed objectives for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marc Bundy, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery specialist, prepares a container delivery system for airdrops at Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 22, 2018. The CDS bundles were dropped from C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of Carpathian Summer 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Julio Pernas, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery supervisor, directs a forklift as it picks up a container delivery system at Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 22, 2018. The CDS bundles were then taken to C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to be airdropped later that day as part of exercise Carpathian Summer 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force personnel brief each other on daily objectives for exercise Carpathian Summer 2018 on Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 22, 2018. Carpathian Summer is a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability and readiness of forces by conducting combined air operations with the Romanian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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Carpathian Summer 2018: Dropping cargo over Romania

Published Aug. 29, 2018
By Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

BOBOC AIR BASE, Romania -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Meadows, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster releases a container delivery system with her wingmen during an airdrop over Boboc Air Base, Romania, Aug. 27, 2018. The CDS is a commonly used method for the aerial insertion of supplies for contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

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