SASLess,
thanks for the info. I have been to Pope AFB and dropped at Fort Bragg during my C130K days both equipment and para. As you say all those DZs are quite large and can accommodate the larger sticks of the C17. Do the troops have the same 'crossover' problem that the C130 has when dropping sim sticks.
Pic shows one of our platforms after a drop on a 'Volante Rodeo' competition. The platform is exactly where it should be the vehicle was not !