Marines conduct aerial resupply

Photo By Master Sgt. Theresa Seng | Cpl. Sherri A. Townsend, an air delivery specialist with Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), pulls a container of food and water up the ramp of a C-130 Hercules aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2011. The Group worked alongside 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) to deliver supplies in support of International Security Assistance Force operations.  

HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

03.24.2011

Story by Staff Sgt. Theresa Seng 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Coalition forces with Marine Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) sent off nearly 57,000 pounds of supplies to Marines on the front lines March 22 aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

Marines packed, rigged and inspected 26 Container Delivery Systems full of food and water in support of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines currently operating along the Helmand River in the eastern sector of Regional Command Southwest.

The Marine Aerial Refueler Transport squadron conducted the air drop from Camp Bastion as a fast and effective means of resupply, which enables Marines and sailors to circumvent inhospitable terrain.

• Date Taken: 03.24.2011
• Date Posted: 03.25.2011 05:40
• Story ID: 67706
• Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF