US air force receives new Globemaster

by Derek Yeo - SINGAPORE - 1 June 2007


THE UNITED States Air Force yesterday received its 165th C-17 Globemaster III from the Boeing Company.

USAF's 436th Airlift Wing, based at Dover in Delaware, plans to take delivery of the new airlifter - named the "Spirit of the Constitution" - at an official ceremony on 4 June 2007. General Duncan J McNabb of the USAF Air Mobility Command will officiate at the event, after piloting the C-17 to Dover from the Boeing's facility at Long Beach, California.

By 2008, another 12 Globemaster IIIs will join 436th Airlift Wing.

The Globemaster III is highly suited for operations in unprepared terrain in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq. It is designed for swift deployment under all weather conditions. Thus, making it the ideal means for the rapid movement of troops, supplies and equipment; and for humanitarian missions.


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