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McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Cargo dropped from a McChord C-17 Dec. 20 makes its way to the ice in South Pole, Antarctica. The aircrew included Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing and active-duty Airmen from the 62nd AW. (National Science Foundation photo by Forest Banks)


C-17 makes its first South Pole airdrop

McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., - Cargo dropped from a McChord C-17 Dec. 20 makes its way to the ice in South Pole, Antarctica. The aircrew included Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing and active-duty Airmen from the 62nd AW. (National Science Foundation photo by Forest Banks)

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Tech. Sgt. Alfred Dodd and Master Sgt. Heriberto Maldonado on the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III March 3, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. They are part of the flying crew chief program that started as a trial for the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing, but is now considered essential for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Tech. Sgt. Alfred Dodd performs maintenance checks on a C-17 Globematser III March 3, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Wash. Dodd is a flying crew chief with the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Tech. Sgt. Alfred Dodd performs maintenance checks on a C-17 Globematser III March 3, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Wash. Dodd is a flying crew chief with the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing, an integral part of maintaining the C-17 for success in flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Master Sgt. Heriberto Maldonado and Tech. Sgt. Alfred Dodd perform a maintenance walk around on a C-17 Globemaster III March 3, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. They are both flying crew chiefs, a program that started as a trial for the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing, but is now considered essential for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Master Sgt. Heriberto Maldonado performs a maintenance walk around on a C-17 Globemaster III March 3, 2017, on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Maldonado is a part of the flying crew chief program that started as a trial for the 446th Airlift ‘Rainier’ Wing, but is now considered essential for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Maj. Judy Coyle, 728th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, poses for a photo in front of her squadron Dec. 12, 2016. Coyle, who balances fitness with two flying jobs, won first place in the Armed Forces Triathlon against all branches of the U.S. military and Canada in June 2016. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn McCullough)
A view of a C-17 Globemaster III flight carrying more than 100,000 pounds of equipment and personnel from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The aircraft, piloted by an aircrew from the 728th Airlift Squadron, flew the equipment and personnel to Fort McCoy, Wis., for the Patriot Warrior exercise. (Photo by Maj. Brooke Cortez)
Members of the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron work to load patients onto a C-17 Globemaster during a monthly patient load exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th ASTS performed a patient load exercise to practice loading critically wounded members onto the C-17 for evacuation. The ASTS works closely with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to accomplish the mission of loading patients and caring for them in flight. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)
Members of the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron work to load patients onto a C-17 Globemaster during a monthly patient load exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th ASTS performed a patient load exercise to practice loading critically wounded members onto the C-17 for evacuation. The ASTS works closely with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to accomplish the mission of loading patients and caring for them in flight. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)
Members of the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron work to load patients onto a C-17 Globemaster during a monthly patient load exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th ASTS performed a patient load exercise to practice loading critically wounded members onto the C-17 for evacuation. The ASTS works closely with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to accomplish the mission of loading patients and caring for them in flight. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)
A member of the 46th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, waves a bus full of patients behind a C-17 Globemaster during a monthly patient load exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed a patient load exercise to practice loading critically wounded members onto the C-17 for evacuation. The ASTS works closely with the 446th AES to accomplish the mission of loading patients and caring for them in flight. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)
Lt. Col. Terri Trillo, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, waves patients onto a C-17 Globemaster during a monthly patient load exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10. The 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed a patient load exercise to practice loading critically wounded members onto the C-17 for evacuation. The ASTS works closely with the 446th AES to accomplish the mission of loading patients and caring for them in flight. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Liddicoet)