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    The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from...
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    Australian Air Force (RAAF) operates eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft. Four C-17s were ordered in mid-2006 to improve the ability...
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    On July 28, 2010, a C-17 Globemaster III transport plane of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, while practicing for...
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    be used to form the successful McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) C-17 Globemaster III. In 1968, the USAF started work on a series of prototype proposals...
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    until the USAF withdrew the last C-141s from service in 2006, after replacing the airlifter with the C-17 Globemaster III. Throughout the early 1960s, the...
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  • Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic/tactical transport aircraft from RAF Brize Norton. The...
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    smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world. The C-5 Galaxy's development...
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    Association Hall of Fame. On January 31, 1998, Boeing delivered C-17 Globemaster III S/N 96-0005, named The Spirit of John L. Levitow to the 437th Airlift...
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    new McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III airlifter which was developed by McDonnell Douglas to replace the aging Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. The squadron...
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  • Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, an American cargo plane Bréguet 17, a French WWI fighter Consolidated 17, an American light airliner Dornier Do 17, a German...
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    airlift system of primarily C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter (later replaced by C-17 Globemaster III beginning in 1995), and C-130 Hercules airlift aircraft...
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    Atomics MQ-9 Reaper armed drones as well as the much larger Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport airplanes. Construction was scheduled to be completed by...
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    distances to its 12 member nations by owning and operating three Boeing C-17 Globemaster III long range cargo aircraft. The SAC is based at the Hungarian Defence...
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    air-to-air refuelling and military parachuting, with the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Airbus A400M Atlas and Airbus Voyager operating from the station...
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    airlifter. Under the C-X program, the YC-15's basic design would become the successful McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) C-17 Globemaster III. The Advanced Medium...
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    the ability to conduct combat and humanitarian airlift with the C-17 Globemaster III. Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles (14.6...
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  • Globemaster may refer to: Globemaster is the name of three separate airlifters, produced by Douglas Aircraft Company or its successors: Globemaster Air...
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    Strategic Airlift Capability. Therefore, one Heavy Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport plane was dispatched from the Pápa Air Base in...
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    Airlift Capability (SAC) program, which purchased and operates three C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft that fly under the national markings...
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    Flying Wing 8 10th Transport Squadron – 8 × Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 12th Transport Squadron – 4 × C-130/J-30 Super Hercules Flying Wing 3 20th Squadron...
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  • supplies or personnel, usually via military transport aircraft such as the C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules. List of United States Air Force squadrons...
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    researching foreign aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, and Airbus A400M, the Japanese Ministry of Defense concluded that...
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    Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The squadron operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission...
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  • Aerospace Hawk) McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III (Design and early production) McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II with...
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    at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, in Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport planes over a period of two weeks. As of 2006[update] all...
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    Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The squadron operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach mission...
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    27, 2010, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flew using JP-8 conventional jet fuel in three of its engines and...
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    which have included to date: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Lockheed P-3 Orion...
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    Its runway can support all types of aircraft, including a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III or an Antonov An-225 Mriya. The airport can be used for both military...
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    Command, with a versatile fleet of 26 C-5 Galaxies, 27 KC-10 Extenders, 24 KC-46 Pegasus , and 13 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The base's former Strategic...
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