A Air Force pilot assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conducts pre-flight inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 21, 2017. The primary mission of a C-17 is to provide rapid strategic delivery of troops and various types of cargo to bases throughout the Central Command are of responsibility. ( Air Force

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