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A U. S. Air Force Globemaster II from Hickam Air Force Base, Hi., demonstrates a tactical landing at Australian International Airshow 07. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Yvonne Levardi)

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Loading cargo

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Jason Scaffidi writes down positions and weights of equipment loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 25, 2007 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. SSgt. Scaffidi is a loadmaster with the 535th Airlift Squadron. The C-17 Globemaster III 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Shane A. Cuomo)

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Loading cargo

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Jason Scaffidi helps load a pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 25, 2007 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. SSgt. Scaffidi is a loadmaster with the 535th Airlift Squadron. The C-17 Globemaster III 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Shane A. Cuomo)

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Making final preparations

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Jason Scaffidi conducts a final check of equipment loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 25, 2007 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. SSgt. Scaffidi is a loadmaster with the 535th Airlift Squadron. The C-17 Globemaster III 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Shane A. Cuomo)

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First C-17 mission to South Pole a success

SOUTH POLE -- Members of the National Science Foundation work to retrieve their supplies after a C-17 Globemaster III airdropped supplies to them Dec. 20, 2006. Staffed by Airmen from McChord Air Force Base's 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings, the crew delivered 70 tons of supplies to the NSF. The mission was a "proof of concept" flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. James McGann)

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First C-17 mission to South Pole a success

SOUTH POLE -- The first C-17 airdrop mission to the South Pole was completed Dec 19, that delivered approximately 70,000 pounds of supplies. The airdrop’s success is due to the combined effort of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica Operation Deep Freeze, 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th Airlift Wing, 82nd Airborne Division, Royal New Zealand Defense Force, National Science Foundation and Raytheon Polar Services Corporation personnel. By validating the C-17 capability of conducting an airdrop at the Geographical South Pole, JTF-SFA Operation Deep Freeze demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that first anchored U.S. National Policy in Antarctica in1955. (Photos by Forest Banks, Raytheon, Inc.)

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First C-17 mission to South Pole a success

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First C-17 mission to South Pole a success

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C-17s transport ultra sound units to Vietnam

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Pallets of equipment are loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III at Hickam Air Force Base Nov. 29, 2006 for a mission to Vietnam. The mission will drop off Joint POW/ MIA Accounting Command personnel and deliver two ultra sound units to Thuy Duong Village. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Backing up

HICKAM AFB, Hawaii -- Senior Airman Nick Kaslin checks for obstacles around his C-17 Globemaster III before it backs on a parking ramp at Kona International Airport Nov. 15, 2006. SrA Kaslin is a loadmaster with the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Chaplain Kahu Kordell Kekoa, Kamehameha Schools chaplain, gives an Hawaiian blessing to the "Spirit of Kamehameha- Imua," which is the eighth and final C-17 for the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam. It marks the successful transformation for the 15th AW from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. The maintainers are active duty Airmen and Hawaii Air National Guardsmen. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- (from left in rear) Colonel John J. Torres, 15th Airlift Wing commander, Ali`i Sir Keoni Agard, Royal Order of Kamehameha, Brigadier General Darryll Wong, Hawaii Air National Guard commander, and Kahu Kordell Kekoa, Kamehameha Schools chaplain, watch as Ms Donnalei Smythe, Ahahui Ka`ahumanu, christens the "Spirit of Kamehameha- Imua," which is the eighth and final C-17 for the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam. It marks the successful transformation for the 15th AW from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. The maintainers are active duty Airmen and Hawaii Air National Guardsmen. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Colonel John J. Torres, 15th Airlift Wing commander, and Ali`i Sir Keoni Agard, Royal Order of Kamehameha, (at left)participate in unveilling the "Spirit of Kamehameha- Imua," which is the eighth and final C-17 for the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam. It marks the successful transformation for the 15th AW from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. The maintainers are active duty Airmen and Hawaii Air National Guardsmen. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – An airmen from Team Hickam secures the wheels of Hickam's last of eight C-17 Globemaster III, which arrived today. The arrival of The Spirit of Kamehameha – Imua completes the successful transformation of the 15th Airlift Wing from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – Team Hickam welcomed the last of its eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft today. The arrival of The Spirit of Kamehameha – Imua completes the successful transformation of the 15th Airlift Wing from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – Turning on it's way to the reviewing stand in preparation for its official Hawaiian welcome and blessing, Team Hickam welcomed the last of its eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft today. The arrival of The Spirit of Kamehameha – Imua completes the successful transformation of the 15th Airlift Wing from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)

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Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii – Turning on it's way to the reviewing stand in preparation for its official Hawaiian welcome and blesing, Team Hickam welcomed the last of its eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft today. The arrival of The Spirit of Kamehameha – Imua completes the successful transformation of the 15th Airlift Wing from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. (Air Force photo by Major Brad Jessmer)