Air dropping a boat

The Navy Special Warfare Unit ONE Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System deploys from the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during airdrop operations Jan. 13 in Guam. Nine Sailors jumped out of the back of a C-17 after the aerial drop. Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, worked with the Naval unit to deploy the boat off the coast of Guam while merging the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air dropping a boat

The Navy Special Warfare Unit ONE Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System deploys from the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during airdrop operations Jan. 13 in Guam. Nine Sailors jumped out of the back of a C-17 after the aerial drop. Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, worked with the Naval unit to deploy the boat off the coast of Guam while merging the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air dropping a boat

Tech. Sgt. Dre Stollenwerck, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, ensures the settings on the C-17 Globemaster III are correct in preparation for an airdrop mission with a U.S. Navy Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System Jan. 13. Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, teamed with Sailors from the Naval unit to deploy the boat off the coast of Guam while merging the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air dropping a boat

Staff Sgt. Danny Hollister, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, goes over paperwork in preparation for an airdrop mission with a U.S. Navy Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System Jan. 13. Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, teamed with Sailors from the Naval unit to deploy the boat off the coast of Guam while merging the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

Air dropping a boat

Navy Special Warfare Unit ONE jumpers bail out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III after the aerial drop of a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System drop Jan. 13. Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, worked with the Naval unit to deploy the boat off the coast of Guam while merging the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Master Sgt. Brian Chewning, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, discusses load technioques with 36th Contingency Response Group personnel after successfully loading a tactical vehicle at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 13. Airmen and Sailors from the 36th Contingency Response Group practiced loading a helicopter and a tactical vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The Aircrew from the 535th AS maximized their airdrop and training opportunities while visiting Guam by airdropping static line and high altitude low opening paratroopers, nine training pallets and a boat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)