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  2. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Wikipedia

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    The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) between the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 ...

  3. Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts ...

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    Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon’s inspector ...

  4. 17th Airlift Squadron - Wikipedia

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    On 17 January 1995, the 17th Airlift Squadron was declared the first operationally ready C-17 squadron. [3] The 17th was the first unit to set up forward deployed C-17 operations, at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. [4] The 17th Airlift Squadron recently stepped up to the plate once more and created another expeditionary squadron.

  5. 204th Airlift Squadron - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, the unit was upgraded to the Air Force's latest jet cargo plane, the C-17 Globemaster III. The eight C-17s are part of a 190-member unit manned by active Air Force personnel from the 535th Airlift Squadron and the Hawaii Air Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron.

  6. This Woman Began Working On Boeing Assembly Lines In 1942 - AOL

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    These days she works on the construction of C-17 cargo planes. She first found work for Boeing back in 1942 helping to build aircraft for the war effort when men were sent overseas.

  7. List of United States Air Force airlift squadrons - Wikipedia

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    C-17 Globemaster III: Active 15th Airlift Squadron: Charleston AFB: Global Eagles: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 16th Airlift Squadron: Charleston AFB: Lions: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 17th Airlift Squadron: Charleston AFB: AAA Moving: C-17 Globemaster III: Inactive 19th Airlift Squadron: Travis AFB: C-141B Starlifter: Inactive 20th Airlift ...

  8. 172nd Airlift Wing - Wikipedia

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    Media related to 172d Airlift Wing (Mississippi Air National Guard) at Wikimedia Commons . The 172nd Airlift Wing operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, and has participated in an all-volunteer partial activation since 2005, flying weekly missions to return wounded patients of the military safely back to the United States.

  9. The Navy Is Building a Hypersonic Ship-Killing Missile Called ...

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    It’s currently deployed on Navy Super Hornet jet and (soon) P-8 Poseidon patrol planes, as well as Air Force B-1Bs and even from a palletized launcher designed for release from C-130 and C-17 ...