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517th AS C-17 Jet Black Lithograph

517th AS C-17 Jet Black Lithograph art.

The 517th Airlift Squadron is part of the 3d Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska providing airlift in the Pacific theater.

The C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. The C-17 commonly performs strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop duties.