Photos show the US C-130 Super Hercules missions airdropping supplies to war-torn Gaza

Lauren FriasMar 9, 2024, 04:11 IST

A US airman stands on the ramp of a C-130J Combat King II after airdropping humanitarian aid to Gaza.US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Sullivan

The US and other countries delivered humanitarian aid to residents in the Gaza Strip this month.
Photos showed US military personnel loading pallets of aid aboard a C-130J Super Hercules.

The US carried out its first military airdrop into Gaza earlier this month, delivering thousands of meals and other humanitarian aid to the war-torn enclave.

These images show how the US Air Force is carrying out the humanitarian missions that advocates warn aren't enough.

Loading the C-130J Super Hercules

A US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules is loaded with humanitarian aid destined for an airdrop over Gaza.US Air Force photo

Nearly 40,000 meals to Gaza

US Air Force K-loaders filled with pallets of Halal meals destined for an airdrop over Gaza are readied for load onto a C-130J Super Hercules.US Air Force photo

On the brink of famine

US Air Force Aerial Port Airmen and US Army parachute riggers usher in pallets of humanitarian aid destined for Gaza onto a K-loader.US Air Force photo

A deadly failed airdrop

US Air Force airmen and US Army soldiers prepare bundles of humanitarian assistance for airdrop aboard a C-130J Super Hercules.US Air Force photo

Airdrops have been criticized as ineffective

A US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft airdrops 66 pallets of food over Gaza.US Air Force photo

Lacking essential food supplies

A US Air Force K-loader filled with pallets of Halal meals destined for an airdrop over Gaza is readied for load onto a C-130J Super Hercules.US Air Force photo

A temporary pier on the Gaza coast

US service members prepare pallets of meals, ready-to-eat, and bottled water to be sent through humanitarian aid airdrops into Gaza.Photo by Spc. Nataja Ford

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A US airman prepares bundles of humanitarian aid destined for an airdrop over Gaza.US Air Force photo

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