3rd AS conducts sortie, exercises global airlift capabilities Published July 29, 2021 By Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 29, 2021. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in a deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)