C-17 special delivery

A C-17 Globemaster III is escorted to its parking location at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The aircraft delivered two Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Looking for a parking spot

Staff Sgt. Berry Lynch, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron avionics specialist, directs a C-17 Globemaster III to its parking location at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The aircraft delivered two Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Along for the ride

One of two Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas sits in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The C-17, which is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, delivered the helicopters. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Almost there

Staff Sgt. Berry Lynch, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron avionics specialist, directs a C-17 Globemaster III to its parking location at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The aircraft delivered two Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

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This thing is heavy

3-6 Heavy Cavalry Regiment soldiers deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas work to move one of two Apache helicopters out of a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The C-17, which is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, delivered the helicopters. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Is anyone else pushing?

3-6 Heavy Cavalry Regiment soldiers deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas work to move one of two Apache helicopters out of a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The C-17, which is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, delivered the helicopters. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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The Apache has arrived

3-6 Heavy Cavalry Regiment soldiers deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas work to move one of two Apache helicopters out of a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The C-17, which is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, delivered the helicopters. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Welcome the Apache

Soldiers deployed from the 3-6 Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas work to move one of two Apache helicopters out of a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The C-17, which is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, delivered the helicopters. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Fly away

A 3-6 Heavy Cavalry Regiment soldier deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas sits inside an Apache helicopter at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. Two Apache helicopters were delivered to AUAB by a C-17 Globemaster III, which is deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Apache delivery

One of two apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas is transported to its parking location Dec. 13 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The helicopters were delivered by a C-17 Globemaster III deployed from the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)

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Apache delivery

Published Dec. 15, 2015
By Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --

A team of airmen use a C-17 Globemaster III to deliver two 3-6 Heavy Cavalry Regiment Apache helicopters from Fort Bliss, Texas to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Dec. 13. The helicopters are scheduled to take part in the annual Qatar National Day Parade set for Dec. 18. Qatar National Day is a holiday to celebrate Qatar's unification in 1878.

C-17 special delivery

Looking for a parking spot

Along for the ride

Almost there

This thing is heavy

Is anyone else pushing?

The Apache has arrived

Welcome the Apache

Fly away

Apache delivery