Lt. Col. Jonathan Baize, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot and 15th Airlift Squadron commander, prepares a C-17 for takeoff at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 30, 2020. Airmen assigned to the 15th AS replaced Airmen assigned to the 16th AS, who were returning home after a 90-day deployment. Both squadrons fly and operate C-17s assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing located at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.