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The first C-17 to enter the Air Force’s inventory arrived at Charleston Air Force Base in June 1993. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Reeves)
Airman 1st Class Trae Williams, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, exits a C-17 Globemaster III July 30, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base. S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Senior Airman Brandi Barentine, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, walks to her designated area to begin marshaling a C-17 Globemaster III July, 30, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Senior Airman Brandi Barentine, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-17 Globemaster III July, 30, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Senior Airman Brandi Barentine, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, salutes the pilots of a C-17 Globemaster III July, 30, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Airman 1st Class Trae Williams, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, inspects the engines of a C-17 Globemaster III as pilots perform pre-flight engine checks July, 30, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston– Air Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Reeves)