C-17 Delivered to Multinational Heavy Airlift Wing
A C-17 Globemaster takes off from Long Beach Airport en route to Papa Air Base in Hungary, July 14. The plane is the first of three C-17 Globemaster IIIs to be acquired by the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program. The Hungarian air base is home to the SAC Program's multinational, operational-level unit, the Heavy Airlift Wing, which will officially be activated July 27. (Photo by Joe Juarez)