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  • JB Charleston supports 8th EAMS mission at AUAB

    JB Charleston supports 8th EAMS mission at AUAB

    A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, deployed to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron taxis before a mission, Aug. 28, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The C-17 is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers with their accompanying equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Battles)
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Kosick, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, checks the cargo straps covering container delivery system bundles on a C-17 Globemaster III before a airdrop over Afghanistan, May 10, 2018. The C-17 transported troops and cargo to forward operating locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel mission. The C-17 is not only proficient in transporting troops and supplies, but can also perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and transport ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Keith James)

    Back in the fight: C-17 resumes airdrops in AOR

    An Al Udeid-based C-17 completed the first combat-airdrop mission in 18 months over Southern Afghanistan, May 10-11.
  • A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line while Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Flight finish their preflight inspection June 30, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 8 EAMS provides airlift capability to units across the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

    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 maintain the most technically advanced cargo airlift
  • U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron watch a video about the C-17 Globemaster III during the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s Air Lift Wing’s C-17 5th year anniversary ceremony Nov. 7, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During this ceremony, the firefighters were presented with certificates of appreciation for their help in putting out a C-17 fire on Sept. 6, here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

    379 ECES firefighters thanked during C-17 anniversary

    U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron watch a video about the C-17 Globemaster III during the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s Air Lift Wing’s C-17 5th year anniversary ceremony Nov. 7, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During this ceremony, the firefighters were presented with certificates of appreciation for
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