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AMC supports Argentina humanitarian mission

Airmen from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., load an MRI machine onto a C-17 Globemaster III here June 12, 2009. The MRI machine, which was donated by Washington University in Saint Louis, Mo., will be flown to Salta, Argentina, by the U.S. Air Force to aid in their humanitarian mission there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Wesley Farnsworth)
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Celebrating 80 years of air refueling

Pictured is the crew of the "Question Mark," including, from left to right, Lieutenant Halvorsen, Capt. Ira Eaker, Staff Sgt. Roy Hooe, Maj. Carl Spaatz (mission commander), Lt. Elwood "Pete" Quesada, and an unidentified crewmember. During a 1929 operation dubbed "Question Mark," a 10,000-pound Fokker C-2A was refueled in flight by two modified Douglas C-1 transport aircraft. A large question mark was painted on each side of the receiver aircraft's fuselage, intended to "provoke wonder at how long the aircraft could remain airborne," according to Air Force history experts. During the operation, which began on New Year's Day in 1929 and ended 150 hours and 40 minutes later on Jan. 7, the Douglas refueling aircraft passed 5,660 gallons of fuel. All tolled, the tankers completed 43 sorties, 12 of which occurred at night.
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Celebrating 80 years of air refueling

Lt. Elwood "Pete" Quesada, a member of the historic "Question Mark" aerial refueling operation, adjusts an aircraft gas line. During a 1929 operation dubbed "Question Mark," a 10,000-pound Fokker C-2A was refueled in flight by two modified Douglas C-1 transport aircraft. A large question mark was painted on each side of the receiver aircraft's fuselage, intended to "provoke wonder at how long the aircraft could remain airborne," according to Air Force history experts. During the operation, which began on New Year's Day in 1929 and ended 150 hours and 40 minutes later on Jan. 7, the Douglas refueling aircraft passed 5,660 gallons of fuel. All tolled, the tankers completed 43 sorties, 12 of which occurred at night.
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Celebrating 80 years of air refueling

A 10,000-pound Fokker C-2A is refueled in flight by a modified Douglas C-1 transport aircraft during an operation dubbed "Question Mark," in 1929.
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Air Force's 177th C-17 Globemaster III lifts off

The U.S. Air Force's 177th C-17 Globemaster III lifts off the runway at the Boeing Long Beach plant in California Sept. 11, 2008, following an acceptance ceremony. The aircraft was accepted by Brig. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, deputy director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs at Headquarters Air Mobility Command.
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Boeing engineers adjust ramp toes

Boeing engineers adjust P-177's ramp toes, the extensions at the back of the rear cargo door that allow trucks and tanks to easily drive on and off the aircraft. P-177, which was assembled at the Boeing Long Beach plant in California, was the 177th C-17 Globemaster III delivered to the U.S. Air Force.
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P-177 engines and flaps installed

The engines and flaps are installed on P-177 as vistors tour the Boeing Long Beach plant during an open house June 22, 2008. Assembly of P-177 began Nov. 19, 2007 and continued through Sept. 11, 2008, when it was officialy accepted by Brig. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, deputy director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs at Headquarters Air Mobility Command. The aircraft was the 177th C-17 Globemaster III delivered to the U.S. Air Force. (Courtesy photo)
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C-17 arrives at dover

Chief Master Sgt. John Wood (far left), 436th Airlift Wing command chief, Col. Randal Bright, 512th AW commander, and Col. Steven Harrison, 436th AW commander, welcome Dover's newest C-17 Globemaster III, The Spirit of Delaware, during a ceremony at the Air Mobility Command Museum Oct. 8, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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KC-135 refuels F-22

8/29/2008 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. ? An F-22 Raptor receives synthetic fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an Aug. 28 aerial refueling test using alternative jet engine fuel. The fuel is a 50/50 mix of JP-8 jet fuel and a natural gas-based fuel. The test was done as part of the Secretary of the Air Force?s initiative to certify the entire fleet on synthetic fuel, an effort to lessen foreign dependence on oil. The F-22 is from Edwards AFB, Calif., while the KC-135 is from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)
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Hurricane Ike Evacuation

Members of a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from MacDill Air Force base, Fla., board a plane headed to Corpus Christie, Texas, in support of Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)
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Hurricane Gustav

On a C-17 Globemaster III en route to Altus Air Force Base, Okla., members of the 6th Medical Group Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., plan for post-hurricane operations. The team deployed to Beaumont, Texas, to assist in Hurricane Gustav evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)
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Waiting for Hurricane Gustav

Aboard a a C-17 Globemaster III en route to Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Staff Sgt. Jeff Austin, a C-17 loadmaster, tightens the chains on a forklift. The equipment, medical supplies and personnel were redirected from Beaumont, Texas, to Altus AFB to reposition assets in preperation for Hurricane Gustav's landfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)
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Hurricane Gustav

Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricane's path. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)
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Hurricane Gustav

Evacuees of Hurricane Gustav board a C-17 Globemaster III at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, New Orleans, La., Aug. 31. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricane's path. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)
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Preparation for Hurricane Gustav

NEW ORLEANS ? Members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing aerial port flight from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at New Orleans International Airport on Aug. 30. Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., delivered an Air Force contingency response team and 15,500 lbs of cargo to New Orleans in preparation for Hurricane Gustav. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Oshawn Jefferson)
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145 AW, N.C. - Air National Guard

Soldiers assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps, 612th Quarter Master Company, prepare to board a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, N.C., Air National Guard. The paratroopers are jumping for a D-Day re-inactment over the Sicily Landing Zone, Fort Bragg. Released. Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard M. Kerner, N.C. Air National Guard
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145 AW, N.C. - Air National Guard

Soldiers assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps, 612th Quarter Master Company, prepare to board a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, N.C., Air National Guard. The paratroopers are jumping for a D-Day re-inactment over the Sicily Landing Zone, Fort Bragg. Released. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen, N.C. Air National Guard.
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145 AW, N.C. - Air National Guard

A C-130 Hercules cargo plane assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard performs a tactical landing on a dirt strip at the Sicily Landing Zone, Fort Bragg N.C. Paratroopers were involved with a D-Day re-inactment jump at the landing zone by jumping from the C-130. Released. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen, N.C. Air National Guard.
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Twelfth C-17 delivered to Travis AFB.

Staff Sgt. Bernard Thomas, 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals in the 60th Air Mobility Wing's newest C-17. Brig. Gen. Mark Solo, Air Mobility Command's Deputy Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, delivered the new aircraft to Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The C-17, tail number 77172, is the twelfth of 13 C-17s to be based there. (U.S. Air Force photo/David W. Cushman)
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AIR MOBILITY RODEO 2007

Maintenance Airmen work on the flightline at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., while a KC-135R Stratotanker from Grand Forks AFB, N.D., taxis to a parking area during operations for Air Mobility Rodeo 2007, July 21. Rodeo, sponsored by Air Mobility Command, is a readiness competition for U.S. and international mobility air forces. This competition focuses on improving world-wide mobility forces' professional core abilities. More than 40 teams and 2,500 people from the Air Force, and Air Force Reserve, as well as allied nations, are expected to participate. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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