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317 AG two-for-two on target
U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Hilferty, 317th Operations Support Squadron, left, and Capt. Joshua Linden, 40th Airlift Squadron, right, review Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) data prior to an airdrop during a training mission Aug. 14, 2012, at Fort Hood, Texas. JPADS is a cargo parachute system that incorporates an onboard global positioning system able to guide the cargo with pinpoint accuracy to a designated drop zone. JPADS also allows cargo to be dropped from higher attitudes, allowing aircraft to safely avoid enemy ground fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger/ Released)