A C-17 Globemaster III remains taxied on the runway as members from Lockheed Martin and an aircrew from the 729th Airlift Squadron begin loading cargo Nov. 30, 2016, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The members from Lockheed Martin and aircrew from the 729th Airlift Squadron loaded a GPS non-flight satellite testbed prior to flying to Cape Canaveral, Florida. The GPS non-flight satellite testbed is a pathfinder vehicle used by the Space and Missile Systems Center to ensure future GPS III vehicles are adequately tested.

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