$Retired Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, former Air Force chief of staff, watches fellow Business Executives for National Security members climb aboard a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more than thirty years, BENS has served as a channel through which senior American business leaders can contribute special experience and talent to help build a more secure nation. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Retired Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, former Air Force chief of staff, watches fellow Business Executives for National Security members climb aboard a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more than thirty years, BENS has served as a channel through which senior American business leaders can contribute special experience and talent to help build a more secure nation. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Senior Airman Garret Plessner, 446th Airlift Wing aeromedical technician, briefs members of the Business Executives for National Security on the 446th AW aeromedical evacuation mission May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Plessner showed how the C-17 Globemaster III is well suited their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Senior Airman Garret Plessner, 446th Airlift Wing aeromedical technician, briefs members of the Business Executives for National Security on the 446th AW aeromedical evacuation mission May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Plessner showed how the C-17 Globemaster III is well suited their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Members of the Business Executives for National Security receive a tour of a C-17 Globemaster III, May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The BENS members learned about the capabilities of the C-17 and the specialized missions the 62ndand 446th Airlift Wings use it for, to include air drop, aeromedical evacuation, Antarctic operations and more. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Members of the Business Executives for National Security receive a tour of a C-17 Globemaster III, May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The BENS members learned about the capabilities of the C-17 and the specialized missions the 62ndand 446th Airlift Wings use it for, to include air drop, aeromedical evacuation, Antarctic operations and more. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron explain their duties to members of the Business Executives for National Security May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen explained the duties of a Tactical Air Control Party and displayed some of the tools of the trade. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron explain their duties to members of the Business Executives for National Security May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen explained the duties of a Tactical Air Control Party and displayed some of the tools of the trade. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Group wait to greet members of the Business Executives for National Security May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. After the BENS members toured a C-17 Globemaster III and learned about the missions it is used for by the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings they learned about what it takes to maintain a fleet of C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Group wait to greet members of the Business Executives for National Security May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. After the BENS members toured a C-17 Globemaster III and learned about the missions it is used for by the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings they learned about what it takes to maintain a fleet of C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Capt. Abigail Stewart, 62nd Maintenance Group operations officer, greets Richard Murrell, Tropical Shipping chief executive officer, May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Murrell was on a Business Executives for National Security tour of JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Capt. Abigail Stewart, 62nd Maintenance Group operations officer, greets Richard Murrell, Tropical Shipping chief executive officer, May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Murrell was on a Business Executives for National Security tour of JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Members of the Business Executives for National Security are briefed on the maintenance requirements for a C-17 Globemaster III, May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Retired Gen Norton A. Schwartz, former Air Force chief of staff, is the President and CEO of BENS(U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tour JBLM

Members of the Business Executives for National Security are briefed on the maintenance requirements for a C-17 Globemaster III, May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Retired Gen Norton A. Schwartz, former Air Force chief of staff, is the President and CEO of BENS(U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Retired Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, former Air Force chief of staff, watches fellow Business Executives for National Security members climb aboard a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more than thirty years, BENS has served as a channel through which senior American business leaders can contribute special experience and talent to help build a more secure nation. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tours JBLM

Retired Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, former Air Force chief of staff, watches fellow Business Executives for National Security members climb aboard a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more than thirty years, BENS has served as a channel through which senior American business leaders can contribute special experience and talent to help build a more secure nation. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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$Richard Murrell (center), Tropical Shipping chief executive officer, asks questions about the C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Murrell was part of a Business Executives for National Security tour that visited JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)$

BENS tours JBLM

Richard Murrell (center), Tropical Shipping chief executive officer, asks questions about the C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2015, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Murrell was part of a Business Executives for National Security tour that visited JBLM. (U.S. Air Force photo\Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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BENS tours JBLM

Published May 8, 2015

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tour JBLM

BENS tours JBLM

BENS tours JBLM