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A C-17 Globemaster III, belonging to 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., rests on the tarmac at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Nov. 4, as the crew and members of the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load the aircraft before a mission to Southwest Asia.

MOONLIGHT MISSION

A C-17 Globemaster III, belonging to 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., rests on the tarmac at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Nov. 4, as the crew and members of the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load the aircraft before a mission to Southwest Asia.

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