Air Force Capt. Christopher Gilbert, pilot, and Capt. Roderick Mills, pilot, 517th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, perform preflight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III prior to takeoff in support of Large Package Week operations at Pope Army Airfield, , Feb. 4, 2015. Large Package Week is a lead up to Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-5 that prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and contingency operations. As part of the Global Response Force, the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides a responsive, agile, and operationally signifi

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Air Force Capt. Christopher Gilbert, pilot, and Capt. Roderick Mills, pilot, 517th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, perform preflight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III prior to takeoff in support of Large Package Week operations at Pope Army Airfield, , Feb. 4, 2015. Large Package Week is a lead up to Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-5 that prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and contingency operations. As part of the Global Response Force, the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides a responsive, agile, and operationally significant response force that is flexible in size and composition to accomplish missions anywhere in the world. ( Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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