A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, with the No. 36 Squadron, conducts a simulated heavy equipment drop during the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course (ATAC), at RAAF Richmond, Australia, March 9, 2017. ATAC is conducted by the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, based out of St. Joseph Mo., which has the mission of increasing the war-fighting effectiveness and survivability of mobility forces. This is the first time the AATTC has taught courses overseas.

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