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C-17 Globemaster III: AMC’s ‘workhorse’ meeting airlift needs across the globe

December 1st, 2010
Ever since the first C-17 Globemaster III was delivered to the Air Force more than 17 years ago, the plane has become a centerpiece and "workhorse" of the Air Force's airlift force.

In 2010 alone, C-17s and the Airmen who fly and maintain them have supported humanitarian operations in Haiti and Pakistan, a surge of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, and are part of a record-breaking year for airdrops in Afghanistan.

Why is it so successful?

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