PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Lt. Col. Dave Mets, 97th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., goes over the details pertaining to the operating system of a C-17 Globemaster III with a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet for a C-17 orientation. Colonel Mets is an Air Force Academy grad from 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Javier Cruz)