US, NZ forces conduct air drops during Exercise Balance Net
From left, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Gossen, 1st Special Operations Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Cody Medsker, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, observe as an aircrew from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conduct an airdrop July 29, 2014 from an MC-130H Combat Talon II over a drop zone in New Zealand during Exercise Balance Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the New Zealand Defense Forces worked together to build, rig and inspect cargo for air drop during the Exercise Balance Net July 17-31. (New Zealand Defense Force Photo by Roderick MacKenzie)