Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/C-17-Globemaster-Desert-Takeoff-2F3XC54B5_4.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarUK Royal Air Force's Sixth C-17 Globemaster IIIFirst Boeing C-17 for Royal Australian Air Force Takes Maiden FlightC-17 Globemaster III Lands on a Desert Runwayfirst C-17 Delivered to Indian Air ForceBoeing C-17 Qatar 4 first flightFirst Machine for Automation of C-17 Fuselage SkinC-17 Globemaster in FlightC-17 Globemaster III Nose SectionTwo C-17 Globemaster IIIs at McChord Air Force Base, WAView AllView more with similar tones C-17 Globemaster Desert TakeoffSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III roars off the ground from the austere airfield at Barstow-Daggett, CA during a thirty-day Air Force operation evaluating the aircraft's capabilities. Twelve C-17s from the Air Force's first operational unit, the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, SC participated in the operation, transporting Army and Air Force equipment, supplies and personnel from Charleston and Pope AFB in North Carolina to and from the California airfield as well as other bases in the U.S. and Europe. Barstow-Daggett, located in California's Mohave Desert, simulates a forward operating base for a wartime contingency operation.BI224643 (t95-1331)Maximum size:2016px × 2961px (~17 MB)6.7in × 9.8in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1990s-airplanes-ascending-blue-blue skies-brown-C-17 Globemaster III-day-deserts-dust-exteriors-flying-full body views-gray color-ground to air-head on views-jets-military-military livery-monoplanes-photos-runways-sunshine-takeoffs-transports-unpaved groundRelated Photo/Videos:View All