Aircrew members perform pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III before takeoff to practice combat on-loading and off-loading July 17, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing work around the clock on the fligh

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Aircrew members perform pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III before takeoff to practice combat on-loading and off-loading July 17, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing work around the clock on the flight line to provide combat-ready C-17A aircrews, mission support personnel and processes for 53 assigned aircraft to meet White House, Department of State and Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed global deployment, employment and resupply of Department of Defense and allied forces via air-land and airdrop operations.

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