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Dover Air Force Base

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 21, 2023. Dover AFB Airmen provide the Department of Defense strategic global airlift capabilities with the C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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Capt. Thomas Karlowski, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, performs a preflight inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III before a local training mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 21, 2023. The 3rd AS routinely flies local missions to exercise readiness. The squadron operates C-17s to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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Aircrew from the 3rd Airlift Squadron monitor the skies over New York during a training mission aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 21, 2023. The 3rd AS routinely flies local missions to exercise readiness. The squadron operates C-17s to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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Capt. Josh Borchardt, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, reviews his map during a training mission aboard a C-17 Globemaster III over New York, Feb. 21, 2023. The 3rd AS routinely flies local missions to exercise readiness. The squadron operates C-17s to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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Senior Airman George Denton, left, 436th Maintenance Squadron metals technician and Capt. Thomas Karlowski, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, discuss instruments aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a training mission over New York, Feb. 21, 2023. The 3rd AS routinely flies local missions to exercise readiness. The squadron operates C-17s to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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Senior Airman Derek Keller, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, opens the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during a training mission at Griffiss International Airport, Rome, New York, Feb. 21, 2023. The 3rd AS routinely flies local missions to exercise readiness. The squadron operates C-17s to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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First Lt. Thomas Michinock, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, sits aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a training mission over New York, Feb. 21, 2023. The 3rd AS routinely flies local missions to exercise readiness. The squadron operates C-17s to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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3rd Airlift Squadron upholds readiness

Published Feb. 27, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 21, 2023. Dover AFB Airmen provide the Department of Defense strategic global airlift capabilities with the C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)

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