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Military Transport Airplane Interior Leaves Civilians Nothing to Complain About

By Rain Noe - May 26, 2011

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Next time you think you've got a crappy, complaint-worthy seat on an airplane, take a look at how the U.S. Armed Forces fly troops out to Afghanistan and you'll probably change your tune. As you can see there's not a lot of overhead bin space, there's no such thing as a window seat and the troops fly with most of their gear on.

This image is from The New York Times' excellent "A Year at War" multimedia feature, which combines still photos and video with narration from the troops to provide an eye-opening look at what deployment entails. (If you're sneaking a look at work, plug in some headphones; you'll need the audio explanations to understand what's being shown on-screen.)

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Francois

12 years ago

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It's better than a city bus when you are standing up, the bus breaks on a light and you fall on an old women. Theirs seats seem to be reasonably comfortable.
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Jordan

13 years ago

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This is just one end of the scale. When my platoon went over we split twenty personnel between two C-17s. I slept on the floor in my sleeping bag.
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GCM

13 years ago

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I just watched all the videos. pretty emotional stuff.

@Sankoz you seriously need to look at the whole picture and not make this about you and your petty complaints.
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9To5Job

13 years ago

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@Sankoz

and i guess your job includes the possibility of getting killed
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Savio @ places to stay in goa

13 years ago

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My goodness! They are cramped like sardines. Doesn't the Govt have enough planes?

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Wout

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my opinion exactly...
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Sankoz

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Well, these guys and gals are getting paid to do this. It's their job. When I complain about my seat it's because I paid for it myself.
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