Airmen from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, de-ice a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron Feb. 12 before a training mission. Heavy snow and weeks of sub-zero temperatures require extra effort from maintenance crews to keep the aircraft clear of ice and snow. The training mission included dropping airborne Soldiers from Fort Richardson, Alaska, and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Airmen from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, de-ice a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron Feb. 12 before a training mission. Heavy snow and weeks of sub-zero temperatures require extra effort from maintenance crews to keep the aircraft clear of ice and snow. The training mission included dropping airborne Soldiers from Fort Richardson, Alaska, and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Airman 1st Class Phillip Gudgel, monitors maintainers de-icing a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 12 before a training mission. Heavy snow and weeks of sub-zero temperatures require extra effort from maintenance crews to keep the aircraft clear of ice and snow. Airman Gudgel is a C-17 crew chief from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The training mission included dropping Army Airborne Soldiers from Fort Richardson, Alaska, and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Staff Sgt. Bryan Amaya wraps up a communication cord after monitoring the engine start-up of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 12 before a training mission. Sergeant Amaya is a C-17 loadmaster from the 517th AS. The training mission included dropping Army Airborne Soldiers from Fort Richardson, Alaska, and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Tactical Air Control Party Airmen and Soldiers from the 4th Quartermasters Detachment at Fort Richardson, Alaska, board a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 12 for a training mission. The mission includes parachuting into a drop zone and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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A cargo loader slogs through heavy snow to deliver cargo bundles to a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 12 before a training mission here. The mission included dropping airborne Soldiers from Fort Richardson, Alaska, and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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It's a cold day to fly

Published Feb. 15, 2008

Airmen from the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, de-ice a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron Feb. 12 before a training mission. Heavy snow and weeks of sub-zero temperatures require extra effort from maintenance crews to keep the aircraft clear of ice and snow. The training mission included dropping airborne Soldiers from Fort Richardson, Alaska, and conducting air drops of training bundles that simulate the Soldiers' equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)

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