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315th accepts newest C-17 to Charleston's fleet today

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  • By Michael Dukes
  • 315th Airlift Wing
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. --  The 315th Airlift Wing  recieved it's latest C-17 today bringing Joint Base Charleston's number of C-17s to 61.

The aircraft was flown from the Boeing assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., by Col. Terry Lawrence, 315th AW Operations Group commander. Joining the aircraft's crew was Lt. Gen. Thomas Owen, commander Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center.

After landing, General Owen presented the symbolic keys to the 315th AW Commander Col. Steven Chapman.

The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The Air Force also uses the C-17 to provide humanitarian relief support.

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