AIRBORNE AID U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Duarte reviews a pre-flight checklist aboard a C-17 Globemaster III on McChord Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 1, 2009. In the wake of a 7.6 magnitude undersea earthquake that caused a devastating tsunami to strike American Samoa, McChord airmen deployed a U.S.-based FEMA team to the region aboard a C-17. Duarte is assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 885417-P-WZV50-472.jpg Photo Gallery