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CHARLESTON: A formation of 17 C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base fly in formation today. The flight, which demonstrates the U.S. Air Force's strategic capability, is the largest formation of C-17s to take flight from a single base...

CHARLESTON: A formation of 17 C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base fly in formation today. The flight, which demonstrates the U.S. Air Force's strategic capability, is the largest formation of C-17s to take flight from a single base...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: A C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., sits in the Benefield Anechoic Facility after undergoing radar testing earlier in the week. (Courtesy photo by Brad White)

OVER TEXAS: C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly in a formation. The flight from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. to Biggs Army Air Field, Texas was the largest C-17 formation ever to fly across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

OVER GUAM -- Four F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation over the southern point of Guam after completing aerial training here June 16. They are assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and are deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt...