Members of an all-female aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, conduct pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 11, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The crew of 10 women, including loadmasters, pilots, a flying crew chief and an intelligence officer, conducted a cargo drop mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)