The military released a few videos to allow Americans a view into what a humanitarian drop looks like, and also how we’re targeting the resources of ISIS terrorists.
Here are videos of the humanitarian drop:
From the video description:
This mission was conducted from multiple airbases within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and included one C-17 and two C-130 aircraft that together dropped a total of 72 bundles of supplies. They were escorted by two F/A-18s also from an airbase within Central
Command; the supply mission did not require any U.S. ground forces.The C-17 dropped 40 “Container Delivery System” bundles of fresh drinking water and was complemented by a C-130 loaded with an additional 16 bundles totaling 5,300 gallons of fresh drinking water. In addition, one C-130 aircraft dropped 16 bundles totaling 8,000 meals ready to eat. The aircraft were over the drop area for less than fifteen minutes flying at a low altitude.
And now the airstrikes, unfortunately NOT set to Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries:”
From a video description:
The first attack occurred about 6:45 a.m. EDT when two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region. ISIL was using this artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending the city, where U.S. personnel are located.
Two additional air strikes occurred later in the day, the last at about 11:20 a.m. EDT when four F/A-18 aircraft successfully struck a stationary ISIL convoy of seven vehicles and a mortar position near Irbil, neutralizing the mortar and convoy.
Will it be enough? Are we too late? All signs point to yes and no (respectively).