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A C-17 Globemaster III out of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., prepares to take off from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, Jan. 23, 2014. U.S. forces will transport a total number of 850 Rwandan soldiers and more than 1,0 More

Command Sgt Maj. Scott M. Barga, the command sergeant major for the 371st Sustainment Brigade speaks with Pfc. Dylan Carter a watercraft operator attached to the M.G. Charles P. Gross, Logistical Support Vessel More

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment secure an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Jan. 31. The systems were prepared for the HIMARS Rapid Infil More

Sgt. Johnathan Casto, a Springfield, Ohio native and a recovery vehicle operator with the 371st Sustainment Brigade unhooks an Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle from a wrecker at an undisclosed lo More

A C-17A Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base, Del., deploys counter-measure flares during a training mission Feb. 6, 2014, at the Bollen Live-Fire Range Complex on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Bollen Range is More

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 445th Airlift Wing moves into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 127th Wing for an in-flight refueling. The 445th is an Air Force Reserve Wing based at Wright-Patters More

Senior Airman Kwame T. Ntutela, a crew chief with the 945th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recovers a C-17 Globemaster III at at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 23, 2014. During the Unit Training Assembly o More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Tobkin, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare systems technician, downloads crates of flares off of a C-17 Globemaster III before replacing the infrared countermeasure housing o More

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor Demonstration Team performs a demonstration during the U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor celebration aerial demonstration at Hurlburt Field More

A C-17 Globemaster III prepares to taxi at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 7, 2014. The C-17 took off after a moderate rain shower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

Staff Sgt. David Rippy and Senior Airman Mark Rippy, both reservists deployed from the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., pose for a picture at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March More

Marines with Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, unload CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from a C-17 aboard Royal Australian Air Force’s Base Darwin, March 25, 2014. This is the first MR More

A Soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III for a personnel drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., during Raging Moose, a large formation exercise March 27, 2014. Nine C-17s flew during the e More

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division board a C-17 Globemaster III for a personnel drop at Ft. Bragg, N.C., during Raging Moose, a large formation exercise March 27, 2014. Nine C-17s flew during the exercise More

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III for a personnel drop at Ft. Bragg, N.C., during Raging Moose, a large formation exercise March 27, 2014. Nine C-17s flew during t More

Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron calculate the center of balance for a pumping station at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, March 28, 2014. Senior Airman Alex Bushway deployed More

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A U.S. Army nurse from Madigan Army Medical Center communicates with a simulated patient during Operation Alaska Shield near McChord flight line April 1, 2014. This exercise simulated a 9.2 earthquake similar t More

Maj. Daniel Thompson, 628th Air Base Wing Chaplain, gives a coin to professional tennis player Lauren Davis April 1, 2014, during a base tour of Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The tour included signing autographs More

Capt. Richard Elliot, a Dover Air Force Base pilot, prepares for takeoff during Exercise Mobility Solace, Aug. 17, 2016. Mobility Solace provides Air Mobility Command, working with joint partners, the opportuni More

A crowd of airmen watch as the 376th Expeditionary Maintenance Group and Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inactivation ceremony begins April 2, 2014, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. After more than 12 year More

Col. John C. Millard, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, returns a salute to Col. Stanly Springer, 376th Expeditionary Maintenance Group commander, after pinning on a Bronze Star Medal during the inactivat More

The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) participates in heavy airlift operations April 10-11, 2014, at Wright Army Airfield (WAAF), Hinesville, Ga., to demonstrate the joi More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Meras, 433rd Airlift Control Flight, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, helps offload aerospace ground equipment from a C-17 during exercise Patriot Hook, Naval Air Station Nort More

U.S. Air Force Airmen receive an initial brief before unloading the C-5 Galaxy aircraft they arrived on in support of Patriot Hook, Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Calif., April 23, 2014. Patriot Hook is an annual More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assist in the off load of a connex box from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft in support of Patriot Hook, Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Calif., April 23, 2014. Patriot Hook is an annual exercise simulat More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Mills, 512th Maintenance Squadron and Master Sgt. Thomas Dennis, 512th Airflift Control Flight, Dover Air Force Base, Del., set up communications for a mobile command unit, in More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Wegman, 512th Airlift Control Flight, Dover Air Force Base, Del., assembles a Hardsided Expandable Light Air Mobility Shelter which will be used as a mobile command post in s More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcus Wasden, 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, reviews the passenger manifest prior to departure on board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of exercise Patriot Hook, Naval More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 46th Aerial Port Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., weigh a generator in preparation for aerial transport in support of Patriot Hook, Joint Forces Training Base Los Alam More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by pilots Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Michaud and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cody McKinney, from the 1-207th Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, flies over the Dena More

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 30th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., and the 32nd APS, Pittsburgh, assist in loading containers onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fro More

Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron approach a C-17 Globemaster III at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, May 7, 2014. The aircraft flew a 60K Tunner Loader out of here to rem More

U.S. Airmen from the 729th Airlift Squadron load a Boeing C-17 with medical supplies for a training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., May 8, 2014. The 729th assisted in an annual Combat Support Training Exercise/Gl More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing performs a touch-and-go practice landing at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., on May 20, 2014. (U.S. Air Nationa More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III "Spirit of the Air Force" from the 437th Airlift Wing on May 20, 2014 at Atlantic City In More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ray Ramos, 5th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrician changes the wires located in the wing of a C-17 Globemaster Galaxy. Ramos is deployed to The Rock from 945th AMXS More

U.S. Army Pvt. Travius Raines, a rifleman with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, loads a C-17 Globemaster with his gear and two Stryker combat vehicl More

McChord AFB C-17 waits on a flight light in Reno, Nev., to load cargo including the P-19R Striker vehicle.

This is a tail shot of a McChord AFB C-17.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing sleep on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron while en route to Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, July 12, 201 More

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Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor guard present the colors during the open ceremonies of Arctic Thunder Open House July 25. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior Airman Josh O'Leary, both loadmasters with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, secure a Humvee aboard a C-17 Globemaster III More

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan Command and the 11th Air Force, U.S. Air Force, gives the opening remarks during the 2014-2016 Joint Honorary Commanders’ Program Induction Ceremony on More

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, look for their families after performing an demonstration that More

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag to officially start Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 26. The event features more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aer More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead Bottom-Up Pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a bie More

The audience pays their respects to the American flag while the National Anthem is played during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event host More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, review donning procedures of the T-11 pa More

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional stunt fliers open the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Featur More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conducts a troop door safety check aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for a tr More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, line the seats aboard a C-17 Globemaster More

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, stands in the turret of an Alaska Territorial Cavalry (Motorized) M8 Greyhound armored vehicle July 27, 2014, during JBE More

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts S-2s Prometheus aircraft low to the ground during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial e More

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of Arctic Thunder Open House July 27, 2014, Arctic Thunder Open House is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R More

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by JBER. Featuring more than 40 Air Force, Army an More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond 360 during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event h More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marlon Kellywood, 3rd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor after a training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2014. More

Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle pins a Legion of Merit medal on retired Col. Bruce Bowers, former commander of the 446th Airlift Wing, during his retirement ceremony at Hangar 9 here Aug. 9, 2014. Bowers finished his ca More

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., repair a floor panel before loading MRAP All-Terrain Vehic More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kierra Ivey, an administrative clerk with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, takes part in a readiness training exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 21, 2014. Th More

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, from the 315th Airlift Wing, airdrop Container Delivery System palettes over North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C, during an airdrop training mission Aug. 25, 2014, (U More

Leaders assigned to 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss preparations to their troops and equipment before deploying in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Ramstein Air More

The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and other allied forces conduct airfield seizure training at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II More

Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade assist in air medical evacuation training with aeromedical evacuation team members during Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, Sept. 8, 2014. More

A C-17 Globemaster III, from the 15th and 154th Wings, was on display at the Wings Over The Pacific Air Show Sept. 27, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. In the background, the U.S. Navy Blue Ange More

A Soldier with I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., weighs in for a flight to Whidbey Island, Wash., from McChord Airfield to setup an early entry command post Sept. 30. The flight was the first stage of I More

A U.S. Air Force Airmen part of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team assigned to the 628th Medical Group at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., checks the temperature of personnel gaining access to Roberts Internati More

An Airman stands guard while Airmen of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team from the 621st Contingency Response Wing assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., finish unloading cargo during Operation More

U.S. Army Sgt. Charlie Blanchfield, a member of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team deployed from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., fuels up an Army forklift d More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft assigned to Altus Air Force Base flies over Henry Post Army Airfield during a joint training exercise Nov. 6, 2014. Fort Sill and Altus AFB conducted a joint More

United States Air Force Senior Airman Brandy Dirr of the American Forces Network Europe conducts an interview with Airman First Class James Parkinson, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. SrA More

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) prepare to conduct a training jump on Nov. 14, 2014. The battalion departed Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport on two Altus Air Force B More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emmanuel Brinson and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Kelleher, 97th Air Mobility Wing Maintenance Directorate inspection technicians, survey a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft en More

Jerome Bankert, 97th Maintenance Directorate aircraft mechanic, cleans up after draining fuel from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft engine Nov. 21, 2014, at Altus AFB. Draining the fuel is p More

Jumpmasters from Indonesia are led through aircraft orientation Dec. 2, 2014, in preparation to jump during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychologi More

Riggers of the 824th Quartermaster Company, Fort Bragg, N.C., will pack around 500 parachutes in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army Civ More

Spc. Gabby Parra, of U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), at Pope Airfield, N.C., takes a breather after completing the 5K Operation Toy Trot Dec. 3, 2014. Parra, who participa More

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi, goes over paratrooper safety procedures during jumpmaster rehearsals in a C-130 mock-up, Dec. 3, 2014. The 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop w More

Indonesian Army paratroopers participates with several other nations including the U.S. Army in an airborne rehearsal during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affa More

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston and the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center build, test, and evaluate the Transport Isolation System (TIS) at JB Charleston, Dec. 4,2014. The TIS is a self-contain More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Reese, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, United States Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), collects toys from U.S. Army paratroopers in More

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., hook their static line in a German army C-160 airplane in preparation of performing a jump to earn their German jump wings in support of More

Two Soldiers start packing up their parachutes after landing on Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., as part of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psych More

Pfc. Ezekiel Polite, first Soldier in line, wins a slot to obtain foreign jump wings for the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Comm More

An "elf" during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), sorts toys according to gender and age on "lottery day" More

German army jumpmaster Master Sgt. Christian Dhonau rehearses airborne jump procedures with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to different units from Fort Bragg, N.C., in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memori More

Assuming command is Col. Stephanie Williams, a 23-year Air Force veteran with a mobility aircraft background, after an earlier departure from the outgoing commander, Col. Scott McLaughlin, who took command of t More

A U.S. Army paratrooper goes through airborne training during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Dec. 6, 201 More

U.S. Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, N.C., wait to participate in airborne operations in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Op More

U.S. Army paratroopers go through sustained airborne training during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), De More

Capt. Patrick Smith, from U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), reads the jump manifest for the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Aff More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation loads onto a C-17 operated by the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing at the Army Aviation More

Indonesian army jumpmaster Staff Sgt. Thofik Hidayad checks the static rig of U.S. Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg, N.C., on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during airborne operations in support of th More

U.S. Army paratroopers wait patiently to perform airborne training during the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), More

Sgt. Milagros Seivers, from U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), prepares foreign wings for presentation for the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by More

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends on Luzon Drop Zone after exiting the CASA-212 aircraft for the 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations More

German army paratroopers hook their static line into a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during airborne operations with a Latvian army and U.S. Army jumpmasters in support of the 17th Annual Randy Oler Mem More

Members of the Band of the Golden West, based at Travis Air Force Base, were expected to travel throughout the base bringing holiday cheer and good times to Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd More