DoD video by: Senior Airman Troy Davis. Defense Imagery Management Operations Center. U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th and 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C., conducting a cargo air drops at a remote airfield during a strategic brigade airdrop (SBA) exercise involving a 13 multi-ship formation, Dec. 17, 2008. C-17 Globemaster III transporters must be able to meet the Army's goal of airdropping a brigade's worth of troops and equipment (approx. 3,250 soldiers and 3,450 tons of equipment). Click to subscribe! http://bit.ly/subAIRBOYD The most viewed aviation channel on YouTube.