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Airpower Summary for Jan. 30 to Feb. 5

Release Number: 020211

2/9/2011 - SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A C-130J Hercules unit broke their squadron's monthly airdrop record Jan. 28 and then went on to shatter that record by the month's end at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which has been in place at the airfield since March 2009, had a previous record of 40 airdrop missions in a one-month period that the squadron soared past in January by completing 51 airdrop missions.

"It feels good to be setting records, but what you'll find with most of the guys here is that it doesn't matter if you break a record, it matters that you complete the mission and get the supplies where they need to go so we can help those guys on the ground," said Lt. Col. Walt Ord, 772nd EAS aircraft commander.

This event contributed to a new one-day record of 258 bundles airdropped on Jan. 30, at seven different drop zones in support of joint and coalition forces. Overall, the amount of airdropped materiel doubled from 2009 to 2010.