Combat Aircraft hikes

the vast ramps of

Joint Base Charleston,

South Carolina, the

US Air Force’s largest

and busiest C-17A

Globemaster III base,

and interviews the

commander of the 437th

Airlift Wing to fi nd out

what it takes to execute

rapid global mobility

operations.

REPORT AND PHOTOS

Rich Cooper/COAP Media

CHARLESTON’S

This 437th Airlift

Wing C-17A has

ground power on

and awaits its crew.

GLOBAL

LIFTERS

38 April 2018 //^ http://www.combataircraft.net

38-45 Charleston's global lifters C.indd 38 15/02/2018 12:48