Servicemembers gather for JPADS
Capt. Nick Collins, Air Mobility liaison officer, takes wind readings prior to a Joint Precision Airdrop System exercise June 6, 2012, at Fort Hood, Texas. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite, steerable parachutes and an onboard computer to steer loads to a designated point of impact on a drop zone - similar to joint direct attack munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Damon Kasberg/Released)