Guest Editorial: Largest military airdrop in history took place in 2003

By Wes Eubanks
Special to the Herald Times
RBC | In March 2003 in northern Iraq, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Commander Col. William Mayville spoke to the troops before the drop: “Americans are asking you to make the world a better place by jumping into the unknown for the benefit of others. Paratroopers, our cause is just and victory is certain. I want you to join me tonight on an airborne assault.” Seventeen Air Mobility…