A C-17 Globemaster III is readied on the flight line at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as members from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron perform pre flight maintenance checks before a combat airdrop mission, Sept. 24, 2018. The primary mission of the C-17 is to provide rapid strategic delivery of troops and various types of cargo to bases throughout the Central Command area of responsibility. The C-17 is proficient in transporting troops and supplies, and can also perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and transport ambulatory patients

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A C-17 Globemaster III is readied on the flight line at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as members from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron perform pre flight maintenance checks before a combat airdrop mission, Sept. 24, 2018. The primary mission of the C-17 is to provide rapid strategic delivery of troops and various types of cargo to bases throughout the Central Command area of responsibility. The C-17 is proficient in transporting troops and supplies, and can also perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and transport ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James)

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