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C-17 parking this way

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airman 1st Class James Amelung marshals a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., to its parking spot here. As many as 30 cargo aircraft arrive here each day. Amelung is assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. A.C. Eggman)
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Just walk away

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Capt. Edgardo Cruz-Velez walks away from a C-17 Globemaster III. C-17s are used extensively to deliver supplies and people to various forward-deployed locations throughout Southwest Asia. Cruz-Velez is assigned to U.S. Central Air Forces-Forward. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Tactical airlift

FILE PHOTO -- The C-17 Globemaster III is the 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 is also capable of performing tactical airlift and airdrop missions 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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Heavy lifters

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- C-17 Globemaster III's wait for their cargo in the opening stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mitch Fuqua)
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C-17 Globemaster banks

FILE PHOTO -- The C-17 Globemaster III 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 is also capable of performing tactical airlift and airdrop missions 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. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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9-11: The Air Force remembers

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., moves up the taxiway as another begins its climb over the mountains surrounding this base. Airlift serves a vital role in ongoing operations in this landlocked country, bringing critical supplies and equipment to coalition forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dave Honchul)
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Moving a mountain

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., moves up the taxiway as another begins its climb over the mountains surrounding this base. Airlift serves a vital role in ongoing operations in this landlocked country, bringing critical supplies and equipment to coalition forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dave Honchul)
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Training Globemasters

OVER SOUTH CAROLINA -- Six C-17 Globemaster IIIs participate in a training airdrop formation July 27. In all, nine C-17s from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took part. The scheduled airdrop took place over North Field, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Jenkins)
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Training Globemasters

OVER SOUTH CAROLINA -- Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs participate in a training airdrop formation July 27. In all, nine C-17s from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took part. The scheduled airdrop took place over North Field, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Jenkins)
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Early flight home

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At the break of dawn, wounded are moved to a C-17 Globemaster III. The 379th Mobile Aerial Medical staff evacuated them from Baghdad International Airport while supporting of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall)
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Stryker gets a lift

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- A Stryker personnel carrier is unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., during a joint service exercise mission involving members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing and the Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Richard W. Rose Jr.)
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Heavy load

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Maintenance troops from the 57th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada unload a HH-60G Pave Hawk from the C-17 Globemaster III. The helicopter was brought back from an undisclosed location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chrissy Sczepanski)
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Engine fix

RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. Tony Trevino, 726th Air Mobitlity Squadron jet engine mechanic, blends the blades of a C-17 Globemaster lll engine on the flightline. The 362nd Aerospace Expeditionary Group at Rhein Main set an Air Mobility Command record with 758 C-17 departures in March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Felicia R. Haecker)
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C-17 refueling

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster III moves into position to refuel from a KC-10A Extender over the Black Sea. The C-17 crew was returning from a humanitarian mission to Iraq. The KC-10 is based out of the 409th Air Expeditionary Group. Members from various Air Force units world-wide are currently deployed with the 409th AEG, Burgas Bulgaria, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Smith)
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