C-17 Globemaster III photos (14 in total)
First NATO C-17 Takes Off
SAC 01 takes off beginning its 5,300-nautical-mile maiden flight July 14 from Long Beach, Calif., to P?pa Air Base, Hungary. The aircraft is the first of three C-17 Globemaster IIIs to be acquired by the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program. The Hungarian air base is home to the SAC Program's multinational, operational-level unit, the Heavy Airlift Wing, which will officially be activated July 27.Source: AFPN
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A C-17 is moved due to increased volcanic activity from Mount Redoubt
A C-17 Globemaster III, like this one, and other aircraft are being moved from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, to McChord AFB, Wash., due to increased volcanic activity from Mount Redoubt a volcano located approximately 100-miles southwest of Elmendorf AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman) Download Full Image | E-mail a friendSource: US Air Force
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Third Australian C-17 touches down
Feb 13th, 2008 | The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) contingent of Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft grew to three yesterday, with the arrival of the latest aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, west of Brisbane.Source: Royal Australian Air Force
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C-17 Globemaster III celebrates 16 years of flight
C-17 Globemaster IIIs provide intra-theater heavy airlift support, helping to sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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C-17 over Alaska (2)
A C-17 Globemaster III makes a low approach to the Nelson drop zone as it conducts airdrop exercises over Fort Richardson, Alaska. The C-17 belongs to the 517th Airlift Squadron from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown
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C-17 over Alaska
A C-17 Globemaster III banks after conducting airdrops Aug. 20 over the Chugach Mountain Range in Alaska. The C-17 is assigned to the 517th Airlift Squardon from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown
Source: US Air Force
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Operation Deep Freeze 2007-08 begins
A maintainer looks as National Science Foundation Members get off a C-17 Globemaster III during the Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in around the Pegasus Runway Aug. 20 in Antarctica. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., began the annual winter fly-in augmentation of scientists, support personnel, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station. WinFly is the opening of the first flights to McMurdo Station, which closed for the austral winter in February.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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Boeing Starts Flight Tests for Canada's First C-17
ST. LOUIS, July 25, 2007 -- The first of four Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster IIIs for the Canadian Defense Forces took flight for the first time Monday, a major milestone leading to the aircraft's delivery on Aug. 8. With a takeoff weight of 460,000 pounds, (208,650 kg), the advanced airlifter lifted off from Long Beach, Calif., at 3:36 p.m. Pacific time, and flew for three hours and 45 minutes.Source: Boeing
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Bush delivers a speech in front of several C-17 Globemaster IIIs
President George W. Bush delivers a speech in front of several C-17 Globemaster IIIs at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 28. More than four thousand servicemembers and families attended the presidential rally where he spoke on the war on terrorism.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons
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Evacuees board a C-17 Globemaster III
The second wave of 188 Wake Island evacuees board a C-17 Globemaster III, from Hickam Air Force Base, Monday prior to Super Typhoon Ioke reaching the tiny U.S. territory. Ioke is expected to hit the island around 8.p.m. EDT Wednesday.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard
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