C-17 Delivery To USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) Submarine

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A C-17 Globemaster III, attached to the Air Force 535th Airlift Squadron, delivers a payload to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands. Underway replenishment sustains the fleet anywhere/anytime. This event was designed to test and evaluate the tactics, techniques, and procedures of U.S. Strategic Command's expeditionary logistics and enhance the overall readiness of our strategic forces.
Courtesy Video Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jaimar Carson-Bondurant, and Airman 1st Class Jermaine Ayers
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[@freeamericausa1]

Can't anyone say something nice anymore? Be thankful we have the equipment we have. As a retired Navy veteran. I wonder how many of the negative comments have come from those who have never served, but always have to Knit Pick due to poor comprehension?

[@haitolawrence5986]

Don't let it get to you mate. Thank you for your service. Hold fast regardless!

[@g2macs]

If they got Amazon to deliver it there would be a knock on the forward hatch and a card left......' your parcel has been left in a safe place...no1 missile tube'.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

😂

[@JB-zn1kx]

I'm 52... if I could go back and live my life over and over, I'd be a lifer in each branch of the service. God bless the USA

[@johnknapp952]

Deliveries like this are made quite often. When you're on a sub or small boy out in the middle of nowhere by yourself (meaning no carrier nearby), then this is how it's done. While on an FF we had repair parts delivered by P-3C a couple of time. The plane drops it near the ship and you send out the motor whale boat to retrieve it.

[@johns.7609]

@Nonya Business actually it does. And you would risk dropping it right on the submarine either. Better to drop it a safe distance.

[@Aaron-dt9pu]

Not in my 6 years on this boat. A lot of stores brought by another boat off Oahu. Can't remember any instance in my 6 patrols of this happening

[@fighterjetgeekaviationimag2146]

I for one am thankful for the amazing content you routinely post! Big 'Thanks!! ' from a random aviation geek from Oklahoma!

[@ranchero50]

So it looks like they dropped it within one turning diameter of the sub down sun. I guess that's the easiest way to keep eyes on the package in the water while maneuvering to pick it up.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Special delivery

[@GB4889]

A pallet of ice cream would have been nice.

[@richardbowles7690]

All of it never gets less amazing. Just imagine 100 years ago . . . . or 50 . . . . perhaps in less than 5, a drone ejected from the C-17 will land on the sub.

[@haljordan5609]

Funny you say that HMJ had a drone delivery the other day. twitter.com/USNavy/status/1318677219225600001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318677219225600001%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitsapsun.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2020%2F10%2F28%2Fnavy-conducts-first-drone-delivery-ballistic-missile-submarine%2F6028015002%2F

[@cherifbar]

The FEDEX of the USAF!

[@marsack7]

You put out the most interesting videos! Thank you.

[@dammeronmcbride4141]

How cool my sons father built c17's and my son is in the navy

[@ianburit3705]

Near enough Is good enough If Its delicate cargo I expect, Its not as If they was looking for a bulls Eye from above eh, a sort of UP parcels from the air, good job anyway guys.Than you for the video.. Ian -- UK.

[@bc1969214]

I'm sure this was the plan with a small inflatable boat sent to retrieve.

[@ianburit3705]

@@bc1969214 Saw that my friend

[@Furia40]

I guess this may only work with calm sea state because recovering this cargo from the pitching deck of a sub must be an interesting exercise. I liked it better with the MV-22.

[@pauldelaney9488]

Fresh delivery of Jim beam boys!shhhhhh🤫

[@mikelain13]

There goes the mail!

[@randygravel2057]

Effort check on the accuracy C-17

[@fernarias]

imagine if we had seaplane instead, like we did during ww2.

[@thatfeeble-mindedboy]

Is that what those parachutes are supposed to look like? Didn’t look like it slowed the decent at all. Hope nothing too fragile in there. Maybe the Pringle’s will survive, but I don’t know about the fresh eggs...

[@Tom_Hadler]

I would think they could safely get that package a little closer to the sub

[@digitalproductions4758]

Haha, AYE AYE random KZbin commentor!

[@DunedinMultimedia2]

I'm sure the submariners were glad it was dropped at a safe distance as planned.

[@Tom_Hadler]

@@DunedinMultimedia2 I am sure in total war they would prefer it closer in order to minimise the time surfaced and exposed to enemy surveillance. They'd prefer to keep their position secret

[@DunedinMultimedia2]

@@Tom_Hadler I will pass that on to the DoD, thanks.

[@Tom_Hadler]

@@DunedinMultimedia2 No need, I work for them so I'll pass it up the chain of command myself

[@frankiechileman479]

What's the odds of it actually landing on the sub...

[@sureshsawant6445]

Really informative

[@RayW808]

Aww, I wanted to see what's inside...

[@Y.M...]

adult magazines

[@randallparker8477]

I bet it ain't crew mail or big movie films like the old days of unrep. LOL

[@Duality306]

Hit the water at a pretty good speed

[@ivanlam5783]

How much destructive power resides in that one submarine..?

[@verdebusterAP]

Enough to cripple or destroy any country in the world in 20 minutes.

[@billylane5320]

A lot. A LOOOOOOOT! Up to 24 Trident II D5 missiles, each with multiple warheads. May not be true now, but back in 2006 each Ohio-class SSBN was the world's 7th largest nuclear power :)

[@fromaggiovagiola9128]

That would be awesome if there was some booze in there.

[@billyost1479]

Was that a frozen pizza?

[@JimPfarr]

Retired AF navigator here with over 1000 hours of air drop experience in C130 and C141 aircraft. Unless they intentionally dropped that bundle way off it was a crappy drop. The pilots rely on GPS for their mission now that navs are gone, and this shows how bad it can get when the systems they rely on can't do the job. Close enough apparently is good enough

[@rapid13]

What the heck is an SSBN doing on the surface?

[@justachipn3039]

It's just a test off Hawaii...

[@rapid13]

@@justachipn3039 Sure, but an SSBN? Seems odd.

[@verdebusterAP]

@@rapid13 It is very odd. I figured it was a converted SSGN but its an actual boomer

[@gusgone4527]

A boomer on the surface! Rare sight.

[@vfrfoxtrott6430]

👍✈...

[@mktm1290]

Terrible shot! Surely they could get it closer than that!!!

[@Cartoonman154]

A c-17 seems a little expensive and unnecessary.

[@NM8B]

you practice with the equipment you will use.

[@othername1000]

@@NM8B I think that's the point. Why would they use a giant ass aircraft (in the future, cuz that's what we're practicing for) to drop a tiny ass package? Why wouldn't they practice with what they would use? It was kind of like practicing delivering a pizza using a dump truck

[@andyowens5494]

@@othername1000 What else is in the US inventory that can deliver ANYTHING to the middle of an ocean (or more probably the wrong side of it) in a hurry (oh, and with the navigational accuracy, and drop safety)? C-17 is one of the more efficient breed of transport, and in the scheme of things, the cost is not the issue - winning a war and saving "friendly" lives might be. Would it make you happier if they'd dropped something bigger out the back? (Not sure where they'd store anything big on a boat).

[@verdebusterAP]

@@andyowens5494 Actually a V-22 would be a better option en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk#/media/File:US_Army_160th_SOAR_deploy_7th_SFG_to_US_submarine.jpg Here is an MH-60 delivering personnel to a sub. The V-22 can do the same The V-22 has much longer range , higher speed and greater payload. In theory, they could deliver a significant amount of cargo to sub on short notice

[@andyowens5494]

@@verdebusterAP Yeah V22 has a longer range than MH60, but nowhere near a C17's. As said, if you want to deliver something critical across an ocean in time of war, a C17 is going to be your mailman, so you might as well practice with one (as well as all the other tools in the chest). C17 range for special missions, circa 4000 nm, V22 at best 2000 nm (next to no payload and extra fuel onboard). Unmodified ranges 2400 v less than 800 respectively. Don't forget, boats tend to hang about off the coast of your current opposition, not generally near to your handy supply site, so range counts.