This looks easy but when you weigh in facts it's pretty difficult. That's little black water bladder weighs about 2,500 pounds and holds 800 gallons of water. The landing area is about 4.5 feet wide on top of a hill so the pilots have very little if any references to catch drift when dropping this load. So the pilots rely completely on not only the crewmmeber in the hole (hole cut out in the center of the aircraft so crewmember can hook up and call the load) but also the crewmembers on the right gun, left gun, and ramp for obstical avoidance. This load is dangling about 30 feet below the aircraft on one line and the crewmember is telling the pilot which way to position the 98 feet 10.7 inch by 60 feet wide aircraft overtop. By releasing the load to early or not in the propper spot could have the load roll down the hill into the FOB below or Aghan city below.
The dining area
The Kitchen
Upper view of the water purification Center, those blue things are 12oz plastic water bottles
Water Purifications Center
Highway 23 for you all Ohio people or 16 for Savannah Brats
This looks easy but when you weigh in facts it's pretty difficult. That's little black water bladder weighs about 2,500 pounds and holds 800 gallons of water. The landing area is about 4.5 feet wide on top of a hill so the pilots have very little if any references to catch drift when dropping this load. So the pilots rely completely on not only the crewmmeber in the hole (hole cut out in the center of the aircraft so crewmember can hook up and call the load) but also the crewmembers on the right gun, left gun, and ramp for obstical avoidance. This load is dangling about 30 feet below the aircraft on one line and the crewmember is telling the pilot which way to position the 98 feet 10.7 inch by 60 feet wide aircraft overtop. By releasing the load to early or not in the propper spot could have the load roll down the hill into the FOB below or Aghan city below. 
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