Elmendorf's C-17s receive new assault landing strip

ALLEN ARMY AIRFIELD, Alaska -- Workers move dirt on the Allen Army Airfield airstrip in preparation of building a C-17 assault land strip. The updated assault landing strip will serve the 3rd Wing's C-17 Globemaster IIIs by providing contingency airfield training here. The 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, currently conducts landing certifications at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Owens)

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