Boeing delivered the United Kingdom's eighth C-17 Globemaster III to the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the company's final assembly facility in Long Beach, May 18, 2012. The RAF C-17s are operated by 99 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton. The first RAF C-17s entered service in 2001 and have surpassed 74,000 flight hours -- 15 percent above the projected rate.