Air Expo 2011

Dozens of people crammed the cargo deck of a static C-17 Globemaster III display at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. during the Charleston Air Expo 2011 April 9, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michael Dukes)

Air Expo 2011

A ground crew member of the Air Combat Command A-10 Demo Team from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. tends to his "Worthog" after the aircraft landed at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. April 7 for the Charleston Air Expo 2011 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Ellis)

mini C-17

315th Airlift Wing mini C-17 demo team members Master Sgt. Michele Summers, Tech. Sgt. Nelson Irizarry and Tech. Sgt. Glenn Walker, all of the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, display the mini C-17 at the last home game of the regular season for the South Carolina Stingrays ECHL hockey team March 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Wayne Capps)

New York City Veterans Day Parade

Members of the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. joined the mini C-17 replica in the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade Nov. 12. The parade, which is the largest of its kind in the country, covered more than 30 blocks down 5th Ave in midtown Manhattan and was viewed by millions of people around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt Joe Simms)

New York City Veterans Day Parade

Members of the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. joined the mini C-17 replica in the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade Nov. 12. The parade, which is the largest of its kind in the country, covered more than 30 blocks down 5th Ave in midtown Manhattan and was viewed by millions of people around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt Joe Simms)

New York City Veterans Day Parade

Members of the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. joined the mini C-17 replica in the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade Nov. 12. The parade, which is the largest of its kind in the country, covered more than 30 blocks down 5th Ave in midtown Manhattan and was viewed by millions of people around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt Joe Simms)