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WWII vets fly

Veterans from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion (seated on the right) get seated and strapped in for along waited incentive flight aboard the "Spirit of Go For Broke," one of Hickam Air Force Base's C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, named in honor of the men and their motto. The soldiers of "Go For Broke" were volunteers of second generation Japanese Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)

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WWII vets fly

Veterans of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion climb on board the "Spirit of Go for Broke" March 13 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. After waiting for more than a year and a half, the men for whom it was named finally get their ride on the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. They took to the skies for a 45-minute flight around some of the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)

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WWII vets fly

Surviving members of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion pose in front of one Hickam Air Force Base's C-17 Globemaster III aircraft the "Spirit of Go For Broke," which was named after the motto of the historic World War II Army units that consisted of Japanese Americans mostly from Hawaii. The "Go For Broke" unit was one of the most highly decorated units during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski)

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Vice president arrives in Baghdad via Sather

Vice President Dick Cheney talks with Army Gen. David Petraeus March 17 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. General Petraeus is the commanding general of the Multi-National Force - Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Vice president arrives in Baghdad via Sather

Vice President Dick Cheney talks with Army Gen. David Petraeus upon disembarking a C-17 Globemaster III March 17 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The C-17 is based out of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. General Petraeus is the commanding general of the Multi-National Force - Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Vice president arrives in Baghdad via Sather

Vice President Dick Cheney is greeted by Army Gen. David Petraeus as he steps off an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 17 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The C-17 is based out of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. General Petraeus is the commanding general of the Multi-National Force - Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Poised, clean and ready

A C-17 Globemaster III sits outside a hangar after a routine pressure wash and home station check Feb 29 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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C-17s over Charleston

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., banks over the Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, S.C., during a training mission May 16, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV)

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C-17s over Charleston

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., banks over the Atlantic Ocean while on a local training mission, May 16, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV)

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Cold shoulder

C-17 Globemaster IIIs wait to be deiced by maintainers from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Jan. 28 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Deicing prevents the reformation of ice prior to launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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C-17 makes first flight on synthetic fuel blend

A C-17 Globemaster III taxis past the control tower at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 19, 2007. The early-morning flight marked the first flight of the C-17 using a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel blend in one of its engines. All four engines ran the fuel blend in subsequent tests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Shryne)

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Servicemembers search for POW/MIAs on Wake Island

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline Jan. 12 at Wake Island. The C-17, from the 15th Airlift Wing from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, brought members of Pacific Air Forces headquarters to conduct a site survey of the island. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Practice makes perfect

A C-17 Globemaster III flies over the Kahuku Training Range in Hawaii Jan. 7 during an airdrop training mission. C-17s and their crews, from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are conducting two-ship airdrops at the range as part of their currency training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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It's going to be a good flight

Staff Sgt. John Eller conducts pre-flights check on his C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 3 prior to taking off from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii for a local area training mission. Sgt. Eller is a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Hickam's C-17s deliver anywhere

A C-17 Globemaster III pulls up over the Kahuku Training Range Jan. 7 after conducting a dry pass for an airdrop over Oahu, Hawaii. The C-17s and their crews, from the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are conducting two-ship airdrops at the Kahuku Training range as part of their currency training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Hickam's C-17s deliver anywhere

Maj. Pete Axtell and Capt. Mark Fischer fly in a C-17 Globemaster III two-ship formation Jan. 7 over Oahu, Hawaii. The Airmen, from the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are conducting airdrops at the Kahuku Training range as part of their currency training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Hickam's C-17s deliver anywhere

Ground and aircrew members prepare a C-17 Globemaster III to depart on a local two-ship airdrop training mission Jan. 7 from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The C-17s and aircrew members are from the 535th Airlift Squadron, and are conducting the airdrops as part of their currency training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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C-17's first flight

The versatile C-17 Globemaster III transport completed it first flight Nov. 15, 1991 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Courtesy photo)

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Airlifters take wing

Fifteen C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., fly over the city of Charleston's Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge Dec. 20 during a training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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Flying green!

This C-17 Globemaster III, sitting on the ramp at McChord AFB, Wash., made an historic transcontinental flight Dec. 17, flying to McGuire AFB, N.J., using a blend of regular aviation and synthetic fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster)

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