535th Airlift Squadron conducts airlift and refueling operations

(From left) Maj.Jon Baize, Capt. Mike Recker, and Maj. Alan Partridge, C-17 Globemaster III pilots, discuss pre-flight checklist requirements July 31 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)

535th Airlift Squadron conducts airlift and refueling operations

A heavy extraction platform drops out of a C-17 Globemaster III piloted by an aircrew from the 535th Airlift Squadron July 31 over the drop zone on the island of Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)

C-17 Globemaster III demonstration team performs at McChord Field

1st Lt. James Hammelman, videographer for the Pacific Air Forces C-17 Aerial Demonstration Team, records the team's performance at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo 2012 at McChord Field, Washington July 22. The JBLM Air Expo 2012 featured 20 aerial performers and over 40 static aircraft displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jessica Colby)

C-17 Globemaster III demonstration team performs at McChord Field

Pilots from the Pacific Air Forces C-17 Aerial Demonstration Team from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, show "aloha" to the crowd at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo 2012 at McChord Field, Washington July 22. The JBLM Air Expo 2012 featured 20 aerial performers and over 40 static aircraft displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jessica Colby)

C-17 Globemaster III demonstration team performs at McChord Field

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, sets up for landing as part of the Pacific Air Forces C-17 Aerial Demonstration Team at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo 2012 at McChord Field, Washington July 22. The JBLM Air Expo 2012 featured 20 aerial performers and over 40 static aircraft displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jessica Colby)

C-17 Globemaster III demonstration team performs at McChord Field

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, performs as part of the Pacific Air Forces C-17 Aerial Demonstration Team at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo 2012 at McChord Field, Washington July 21. The JBLM Air Expo 2012 featured 20 aerial performers and over 40 static aircraft displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jessica Colby)