Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Reich a pilot with the 156th Airlift Squadron of the 145th Airlift Wing, prepares for takeoff for the very first C-17 mission from Charlotte to Pope Army Airfield, while at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, August 1, 2018. The mission to Pope Field is the first of what is hoped to be many, by October the 145th Airlift Wing plans to begin supporting Airdrop missions with weekly flights to Pope Field, picking up Soldiers and Cargo for regular Airborne operations.

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