DM gets it done

A member assigned to the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) inspects cargo at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2024. DMAFB assisted the Army Test and Evaluation Command and US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC) to test a 40-foot platform in load and airdrop capabilities in support of a US Transportation Command funded project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)

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DM gets it done

Published Nov. 19, 2024
By Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves
355th Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The Air Force’s 16th Airlift Squadron and 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron worked with the United States Transportation Command, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center and U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground to concept test the simulated airdropping of over 37,000 pounds of aircraft fuel in an austere environment. This multi-agency and joint collaboration advanced capabilities across the Department of Defense.

DM gets it done

A 49,500 pound test cargo pallet is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2024. The Air Force’s 16th Airlift Squadron and 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron worked with the United States Transportation Command, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center and U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground to concept test the simulated airdropping of over 37,000 pounds of aircraft fuel in an austere environment. This multi-agency and joint collaboration advanced capabilities across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)

DM gets it done

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emanuel Garcia, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron air terminal function representative, drives an aircraft loader at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2024. The 355th LRS shared capabilities and resources with the U.S. Army to help develop their austere and heavy load airdrop capabilities in support of a U.S. Transportation Command funded project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)

DM gets it done

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Harry Edmondson, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of air transportation function operations, left, directs cargo movement to Airman 1st Class Emanuel Garcia, 355th LRS air terminal function representative, right, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2024. Edmondson and Gracia advanced their agile combat employment by helping the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center with loading 49,500 pounds on an C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. This multi-agency and joint collaboration advanced capabilities across the Department of Defense in support of a U.S. Transportation Command funded project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)

DM gets it done

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, guide a cargo load into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2024. The 16th AS and 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron worked with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center and U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground to concept test the simulated airdropping of over 37,000 pounds of aircraft fuel in an austere environment in support of a U.S. Transportation Command funded project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)

DM gets it done

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emanuel Garcia, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron air terminal function representative, delivers 49,500 pounds of cargo to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2024. The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command and Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center utilized the heavy load to test heavy airdrops in remote or austere locations in support of a US Transportation Command funded project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)