913th AG CDS hit targets

An aircrew assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron airdrops water barrel container delivery system (CDS) bundles from a C-130J Super Hercules over Blackjack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. The 327th AS is part of the 913th Airlift Group at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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Two C-130J Super Hercules approach the Black Jack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, during a training mission near Beebe, Ark. Two aircrews from the 327th Airlift Squadron competed against each other, attempting to drop their cargo closest to a designated target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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Michael DeMaronese, an operation support specialist assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron, relays wind speed to the pilots of two C-130J Super Hercules headed toward his position at Black jack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. Aircrews assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron flew training sorties airdropping water barrel container delivery system (CDS) bundles to improve aerial insertion skills. During humanitarian, military and contingency operations supplies are often airdropped. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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A C-130J Super Hercules drops four water barrel container delivery system (CDS) bundles during a training sortie at Black Jack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. Airmen from the 327th Airlift Squadron, part of the 913th Airlift Group, practice airdropping CDS bundles to enhance skills used during humanitarian and combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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A water barrel container delivery system (CDS) bundle air dropped from a C-130J Super Hercules hits the ground at the Blackjack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. The water barrel CDS is preferred to the steel cage load because less man power is needed for reconstitution of the CDS, and the cost savings to replace or repair the bundle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron roll over a water barrel container delivery system (CDS) at Black Jack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. While the water barrels drain, the Airmen recover the 26-foot G-12 Cargo Parachute before loading the entire bundle on to a tractor trailer for the return trip to Little Rock Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Senior Airman Shane Mastay, air transportation, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, disconnects a parachute from an A-22 Cargo Sling on a water barrel container delivery system (CDS) at the Blackjack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. The CDS is the most commonly used wat to insert cargo and supplies for military operations from the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Mastay teaches Airman 1st Class Allen Wiltse how to daisy chain the suspension lines of a cargo parachute Feb. 11, 2017, at Black Jack Drop Zone near Beebe, Ark. Both Airmen are assigned to air transportation in the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base and must be able to use this method to reduce the possibility of lines becoming entangled during recovery operations and transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman Alex Eby, air transportation, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, rolls a collapsed 26-foot G-12 Cargo Parachute Feb. 11, 2017, at Black Jack Drop Zone near Beebe, Ark. Rolling parachutes during the recovery process helps remove debris and saves space for storage during transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kody Fowler, air transportation, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, daisy chains suspension lines of a 26-foot G-12 Cargo Parachute Feb. 11, 2017, at Black Jack Drop Zone near Beebe, Ark. This method of recovering parachutes reduces the possibility of lines becoming entangled during recovery operations and parachutes catching air during transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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Senior Airman Alberto Ocampo, air transportation, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, uses a 10K All Terrain Forklift to load a water barrel container delivery system (CDS) onto a tractor trailer at the Blackjack Drop Zone Feb. 11, 2017, near Beebe, Ark. Airmen assigned to the 19th LRS recovered eight airdropped CDSs from the drop zone for return to Little Rock Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

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913th AG CDS hit targets

Published March 2, 2017
By Master Sgt. Jeff Walston
913th Airlift Group

Little Rock AFB, Ark. --