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  • C-17 Ops: Flying

    An 8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron crew flies a C-17 Globemaster, across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

  • 8th EAS maintains C-17s

    8th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Airmen perform maintenance on a C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 17, 2023 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. These professionals play a critical part in keeping the Air Force’s Airmen and planes safe in the air.  (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Sahara L. Fales/Airman 1st

  • C-17s support Afghanistan drawdown

    A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, takes off on the runway April 27, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. U.S. Air Force C-17s and other mobility aircraft around the U.S. Air Forces Central theater are assisting with the safe and orderly drawdown operations from

  • Al Udeid-based C-17s link AFRICOM, CENTCOM

    Crews from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron recently completed multiple cargo missions with the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to U.S. Africa Command, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, with the most recent mission, Aug. 28.

  • C-17 crews help realign assets to Afghanistan

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, transports troops and equipment to forward operating locations through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

  • The Ochos keep ‘em moving

    Staff Sgt. Benjamin Taylor, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Flight instruments and flight controls craftsman, and Staff Sgt. Josh Budinich, 8th EAMS MXA aero repair craftsman, conduct a preflight inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III June 30 here. 8th EAMS Airmen

  • C-17 and Expeditionary Airman support RED HORSE runway mission

    Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron load generators onto a C-17 Globemaster aircraft prior to take off May 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen from separate squadrons deployed to Al Udeid helped support a mission for forward deployed members of the 379th Expeditionary