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McChord receives Alaska-based Airmen, aircraft as precaution to volcano

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska sit on the McChord flightline Feb. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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McChord receives Alaska-based Airmen, aircraft as precaution to volcano

A C-17 Globemaster III from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, taxis on the flightine during a mobility exercise at McChord in August 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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C-17 Globemaster III

Commuters traveling northbound on Interstate 5 catch a glimpse of a returning C-17 Globemaster III during its final approach to McChord Jan. 29 following a local training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Operation Deep Freeze preparation

Senior Airman Brad Williams, a 4th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares the cargo compartment of C-17 Globemaster III for pallet loading at McChord Jan. 21 in preparation for an Operation Deep Freeze mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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C-17 Globemaster III

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at McChord Air Force Base Jan 16 blanketed by an early morning fog. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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A night in the life of C-17 Aircraft Maintainers

Staff Sgt. Kenneth Wade, and Airman First Class Claude Curry, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., service a C-17 with liquid oxygen on the flightline here Dec 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Time for fuel

A McChord C-17 Globemaster III is refueled here Dec. 3 upon returning from a local mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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McChord Airmen fuel Operation Deep Freeze

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the Pegasus ice runway during an Operation Deep Freeze mission from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica Dec. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)

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McChord Airmen fuel Operation Deep Freeze

Cargo is loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III at Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand, prior to an Operation Deep Freeze mission to Antarctica Dec. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Burks)

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McChord Airmen complete airdrop to Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the Pegasus ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica Dec. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Jeffrey Stephenson)

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C-17 Globemaster III

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.

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Airdrop

The 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord is proud to offer a unique experience. McChord is offering media representatives an exclusive opportunity to cover an airdrop demonstration aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, July 18, as part of McChord Air Expo 2008. If you have any further questions, call 1-253-982-5637.

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C-17's

Panorama of McChord's C-17 Globemaster III's. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Abner Guzman.)

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Deep Freeze team departs for first-ever night vision goggle mission

A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord taxis just before takeoff. Its crew is attempting an historic night vision goggle mission to Antarctica. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)

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Fill 'er up!

A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord's 7th Airlift Squadron being refueled by an 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over the Black Sea supporting continuing operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Courtesy photo.)

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The Big Apple

A McChord C-17 Globemaster III flies the skies of New York City Dec. 17. The historic flight is powered by a 50/50 blend of traditional and synthetic fuels.

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Pot 'O Gold

C-17s at the end of the rainbow.

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SPADE exercise

MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- An F-15 Eagle from Klamath Falls, Ore., flies alongside a McChord C-17 Globemaster III as part of a Simulated Penetration Air Defense Exercise scenario over central Washington in February. The C-17 is playing the role of a hijacked airliner. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Operation Deep Freeze

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - Vehicles transport National Science Foundation equipment and supplies off a McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 14, 2006, which landed on the sea ice runway near here. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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Operation Deep Freeze

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - From left, Senior Airman Kory Williams, 8th Airlift Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. David Stutts, 313th Airlift Squadron, assess the C-17 Globemaster III's condition after landing on the ice runway Nov. 14, 2006, here. The McChord jet shuttled supplies, equipment and personnel for Operation Deep Freeze. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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