C-17 deployment length, efficiency increase
Capt. Pat Farrell performs a preflight check of a C-17 Globemaster III July 3 at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia prior to flying an airdrop mission. Deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Captain Farrell is assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, one of two C-17 squadrons in the area of responsibility now deploying in rotation periods similar to air and space expeditionary force deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh)