McGuire Airmen return from deployment
March 11th, 2010
Throughout their four-month deployment, the C-17 Globemaster III squadron Airmen executed more than 3,000 sorties, off-loaded 101 million pounds of equipment and airlifted 146,000 passengers.
"Our mission was to provide combat airlift support to operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom," said Lt. Col. John Price, the 6th Airlift Squadron commander. "Without combat airlift, operations on this scale simply are not possible. We employed our C-17s to transport equipment, supplies and personnel from main operating bases to austere locations throughout the Middle East. By providing logistical and transportation support to our fellow servicemembers, we helped ensure success in combat and sustainment operations."
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