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Rodeo 2005

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell AFB, Kan., during the June 20 aerial refueling competition at Rodeo 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison)

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A day at the Rodeo

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Tonchetto (left) provides backup as Tech. Sgt. Robert Rose subdues a mock protestor June 21 during the combat tactics competition at Rodeo 2005 here. During the event, two-person security forces teams faced several different scenarios while guarding an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jack Braden)

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Racing at Rodeo

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Airmen from Altus Air Force Base, Okla., run to a C-17 Globemaster III to unload equipment during Rodeo 2005. The Air Mobility Command competition focuses on improving the command's core abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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Mr. Fix-It

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Washington -- Staff Sgt. Greg Bernett replaces torn and unservicable clamps in the wheel well of a C-17 Globemaster III here recently. Sergeant Bernett is an aircraft maintainer assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristin Royalty)

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C-17s get state-of-the-art home

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. -- Generators pump foam from a 700-gallon tank onto the floor of a new hangar built for the 452nd Air Mobility Wing's C-17 Globemaster IIIs during the final fire sprinkler foam test April 20. The wing is scheduled to begin receiving C-17s on Aug. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Erickson J. Barnes)

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Sun rise

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs sit on the flightline here as the sun rises April 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin J. Tosh Jr.)

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C-17 makes first polar airdrop

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Pallets of fuel are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III here to support the C-17 Globemaster III's first polar airdrop. About 10,000 gallons of fuel were dropped to help National Science Foundation scientists near the North Pole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin J. Tosh Jr.)

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C-17 makes first polar airdrop

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Airmen here load pallets of fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III to support the C-17 Globemaster III's first polar airdrop. About 10,000 gallons of fuel were dropped to help National Science Foundation scientists near the North Pole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin J. Tosh Jr.)

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Everybody's doing it

OVER FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- U.S. Army Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division jump from C-17 Globemaster IIs to Landing Zone Sicily during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise here April 5. JFEX is a U.S. Army and Air Force joint airdrop exercise designed to enhance inter-service cohesiveness. JFEX gives both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott F. Reed)

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Snow capped Globemaster

OVER MCCHORD AIR BASE, Wash. -- A C-17 Globemaster III flies through the sky while participating in Operation Wildfire on Feb. 8. The operation simulates a mortar and chemical attack at a simulated deployed location. The exercise helps prepare McChord Airmen for counter chemical warfare conflict operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin J.Tosh)

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In the dawns early light

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline here recently and waits to begin its day of combat airlift as dawn breaks over Mt. Rainier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristin Royalty)

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In the dawns early light

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline here recently and waits to begin its day of combat airlift as dawn breaks over Mt. Rainier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristin Royalty)

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By the dawn's early light

CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- In the early morning fog, C-17 Globemaster IIIs line the runway here waiting for the next mission. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell Gardner)

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Yokota Airmen keep steady pace in providing relief

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing load supplies onto a C-17 Globemaster III here Dec. 31. The aircraft is headed for a forward-operating base in Utapao, Thailand. The supplies are intended to help other Airmen conduct missions supporting tsunami relief efforts in Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India. About 170 Airmen from here have also deployed to support relief operations throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Warren Comer)

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Aerial porters firing on all cylinders in Iraq

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Senior Airman Roberto Vasquez maneuvers a 60K loader to the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III to unload cargo here. Airman Vasquez is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Marc Barnes)

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Aerial porters firing on all cylinders in Iraq

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Tony Forcier rolls cargo off a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline here. Sergeant Forcier is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and is from Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. David Reagan)

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Twilight turnaround

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prepare to depart after their cargo was unloaded here Nov. 30. Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's aerial port flight are responsible for handling all strategic airlift cargo flown into Balad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Jensen)

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Start your engines

BIGGS ARMY AIR FIELD, Texas -- Senior Airman David Lynch waits for an engine start on a C-17 Globemaster III during a Composite Force Operations exercise here recently. Airman Lynch is assigned to the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)

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Combat landing

NORTHFIELD AIR BASE, S.C. - A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., performs a combat landing during an incentive flight here recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

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Morning snow

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- A C-17 Globemaster lll from McChord Air Force Base, Wa., is blanketed in snow after early morning flurries fell here Nov. 10. A little more than an inch of snow covered the area with some more flurries expected later. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

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