U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Colin McCready, 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, inspects the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III during the Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 15, 2022. McCready is one of many maintainers from the 512th and 436th airlift wings who worked together during a simulated deployment to a forward operating base, located on Dover AFB, July 11-15, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to validate both wings' ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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Maj. Richard Klarich, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot for the 326th Airlift Squadron, runs through his pre-flight checklist before taking off for a nighttime graded exercise July 21. The Dover Air Force Base aircrew are participating in the 2009 Air Mobility Command RODEO at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., where they are graded on events aimed at flight operations including air refueling, combat offloading and assault landing. More than 100 teams are participating in the RODEO, including teams from seven foreign countries. The international combat skills and flying operations competition is designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and enhance mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)

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