Airdrops could play key role in eventual Afghanistan transition

Humanitarian supplies are airdropped from the back of a C-130 Hercules on its way to Shin Kay, Afghanistan, on Feb. 11, 2005. During more than a decade in Afghanistan, airdrops have been a consistent source of resupply for troops on the ground. For example, between 2006 and 2011, mobility airmen airdropped more than 193 million pounds of supplies via airdrop.