517th Airlift Squadron prepares for training sortie

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Soto, a 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, carries a tire chock at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Auer, a 176th Maintenance Squadron maintainer, troubleshoots a maintenance issue on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Darian Johnson, a 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, secures a cargo pallet to a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Powers, a 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for a training sortie at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen troubleshoot a maintenance issue on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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A U.S. Air Force Airmen pushes a cart heater across the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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The patch of the 517th Airlift Squadron rests upon a jacket at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Oscar Oliver, a 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, pulls a fire-suppression bottle at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Darian Johnson, a 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, secures a cargo pallet to a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hall, a 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility supervisor, and Staff Sgt. Darian Johnson, a 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, push a cargo pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Powers, a 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, guides a cargo pallet onto a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th AS regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Douglass MacGregor, the 517th Airlift Squadron superintendent, secures a cargo pallet to a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th AS regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Powers, a 3rd Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, and Senior Master Sgt. Douglass MacGregor, the 517th Airlift Squadron superintendent, guide a cargo pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th AS regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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517th Airlift Squadron prepares for training sortie

Published Dec. 7, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan
673d Air Base Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2021. The 517th Airlift Squadron regularly performs training sorties to maintain mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)