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Transporting Maggie

John Bamburg operates a 60K Loader to put Maggie, an African elephant, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 2. Maggie was transported from Elmendorf to Travis AFB, Calif. The entire operation from Alaska to her new home at the Performing Animals Welfare Society in California was expected to take approximately 12 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Oct. 20 airpower summary: C-17s support warfighters

A C-17 Globemaster III is loaded for an airdrop at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. C-17s play a key role in the delivery of winter supplies to forward-operating bases that road conditions and security prevent convoys from reaching safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Jasper)

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C-17

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB, prepares to take off from a deployed location in Southwest Asia.The C-17 is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States. (Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Greg Kunkle)

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On Final

The Spirit of the Aleutians, the newest C-17 Globemaster III to join the fleet at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares to land at the base after a mission Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)

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Airpower Summary for Sept. 24, 2007

Airmen load humvees into a C-17 Globemaster III at a base in Southwest Asia. Globemasters provide intra-theater heavy airlift support to help sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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C-17 Globemaster III celebrates 16 years of flight

C-17 Globemaster IIIs provide intra-theater heavy airlift support, helping to sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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C-17 Globemaster III celebrates 16 years of flight

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the ramp at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. C-17s play a vital role in moving cargo and passengers in support of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Les Waters)

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Sept. 6 airpower summary: C:17s deliver the goods

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from a base in Southwest Asia. Coalition C-17s and C-130s flew 150 sorties and delivered 610 tons of cargo Sept. 6. The equivalent weight delivered is more than the weight of 32 F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chinook shipment a joint effort by Army, Air Force

A Chinook CH-47D resides in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III awaiting overseas deployment Aug. 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Employees from Sikorsky Support Services Inc., the 3rd Battalion of the 126th General Support Aviation Battalion, and National Guard units from New York and Maryland loaded the aircraft for overseas deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rob Bussard)

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Chinook shipment a joint effort by Army, Air Force

A Chinook CH-47D juts out from a C-17 Globemaster III's cavernous cargo bay Aug. 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Employees from Sikorsky Support Services Inc., the 3rd Battalion of the 126th General Support Aviation Battalion, and National Guard units from New York and Maryland loaded the aircraft for overseas deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rob Bussard)

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Chinook shipment a joint effort by Army, Air Force

Employees from Sikorsky Support Services Inc., members from the 3rd Battalion of the 126th General Support Aviation Battalion, and National Guard units from New York and Maryland begin to load a Chinook CH-47D into a C-17 Globemaster III for overseas deployment Aug. 30 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rob Bussard)

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Ice and vapors

Exhaust vapors form around a C-17 Globemaster III after engine start-up during an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 at Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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C-17 over Alaska

A C-17 Globemaster III makes a low approach to the Nelson drop zone as it conducts airdrop exercises over Fort Richardson, Alaska. The C-17 belongs to the 517th Airlift Squadron from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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C-17 over Alaska

A C-17 Globemaster III banks after conducting airdrops Aug. 20 over the Chugach Mountain Range in Alaska. The C-17 is assigned to the 517th Airlift Squardon from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

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Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

Exhaust vapors form around a C-17 Globemaster III after engine start-up during an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 at Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., conducted the annual winter fly-in augmentation of scientists, support staff, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

Senior Airman Christian Recene collapses a heater hose that was used to keep the engines of a C-17 Globemaster III warm during an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 at Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. Because of the extreme temperatures, heaters are used on the aircraft to prevent maintenance problems and keep it functioning properly upon engine start-up. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., conducted the annual winter fly-in augmentation of scientists, support staff, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

Senior Airman Adam Hardy waits to marshal a forklift to the back of his C-17 Globemaster III during an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 at Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., conducted the annual winter fly-in augmentation of scientists, support staff, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

A loadmaster and maintenance members conduct preflight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III before taking off on an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 from Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., conducted the annual winter fly-in augmentation of scientists, support staff, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Torres and Senior Airman Thomas Grover attach heater hoses to the engines of a C-17 Globemaster III for an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 at Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. Because of the extreme temperatures, heaters are used on the aircraft to prevent maintenance problems and keep it functioning properly upon engine start-up. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Winter flights to Antarctica wrap up

A pallet sled is used to unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III during an Operation Deep Freeze winter fly-in mission Aug. 25 at Pegasus White Ice Runway, Antarctica. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., conducted the annual winter fly-in augmentation of scientists, support staff, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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