37th AS drops 173rd IBCT Airborne troops

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron flies back to Ramstein after supporting the U.S. Army 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) with personnel drops Aug. 8 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. After the seven-hour mission, the aircrew was greeted with a sunset.
Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) help a comrade board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron Aug. 8 at Nuremberg Airport. The 120-pound gear made it difficult for the troops to climb through the door.
Sweat drips down the face of a Soldier assigned to the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) during static-line jump training aboard a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron before taking off Aug. 8 at Nuremberg Airport. The paratroopers were required to carry approximately 120 pounds during the training. They endured several hours of carrying the gear before reaching the drop zone.
Senior Airman Stacy Robinson, 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmaster, briefs the U.S. Army 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) Aug. 8 at Nuremberg Airport. Robinson told the troops what to expect when boarding a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th AS.