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CAMERON, N.C. (WTVD) –
A C-17 police station dropped in Humvee, Harnett County Wednesday afternoon, Fort Bragg officials confirmed.
No one was injured.
The neighborhood is in the town of Cameron. This incident occurred around 1 p.m. during a training exercise.
"Said Michael Novogradac, a spokesman for the USArmy's Operational Test Command.
The C-17 aircraft supplies and equipment to war zones, on Wednesday, the special operations team was practicing that type of scenario when the accident happened.
Only two items were aboard the aircraft, which was flying at about 1,500 feet in altitude – the Humvee and a new heavy drop platform.
A mile from the drop zone at Fort Bragg, the platform went out of the back of the C-17.
"Everything went as planned for the early release," said Fort Bragg spokesperson Tom McCollum.
The three parachutes attached to the Humvee deployed properly.
UPDATE: @FtBraggNC now says it was a C17 No injuries and no property damage. As with C130's, the C17 also carries soldiers, supplies and equipment. # ABC11
– Morgan Norwood (@ MorganABC11) October 24, 2018
The C-17 Globemaster III was from the 437th airlift wing based at Charleston Base Joint
The incident is under investigation.
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