9/21/2012 - P-218, the newest C-17 to serve at McChord Field, Wash., was delivered Sept. 14 by Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander.
The 446th AW is an Air Force Reserve wing here, sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force?s global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
9/21/2012 - Tech. Sgt. Michael Chop, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, served as the first flying crew chief on aircraft P-218. The newest C-17 to serve at McChord Field, Wash., was delivered Sept. 14 by Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander. The 446th AW is an Air Force Reserve wing here, sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force's global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
9/21/2012 - Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander, presents P-218, the newest C-17, to active and Reserve Airmen at McChord Field, Wash. The 446th AW is an Air Force Reserve wing here, sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force's global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
9/21/2012 - Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander (left), talks to Logan Chop, son of Tech Sgt. Michael Chop, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, after delivering P-218, the newest C-17 to McChord Field, Wash. Sergeant Chop served as the flying crew chief on the aircraft's flight Sept. 14 from Long Beach, Calif., to McChord. The 446th AW is an Air Force Reserve wing here, sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force's global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
9/21/2012 - Col. Bruce Bowers, 446th Airlift Wing commander, turns over the "keys" to P-218, McChord's newest C-17, to Lt. Col. Maureen Carroll, 446th Maintenance Squadron commander. Colonel Bowers flew the aircraft from the Boeing plant in Long Beach, Calif. to McChord Sept. 14. The 446th AW is an Air Force Reserve wing at McChord Field, Wash., sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force's global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
9/21/2012 - As is tradition, Airmen from the first aircrew to fly a new aircraft leave their signatures on an inside panel in the cargo area. The 446th Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve wing at McChord Field, Wash., sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force's global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
9/21/2012 - Delivering P-218, the newest C-17 to serve at McChord Field, Wash., was the crew of Lt. Cols. Laura Theodoron and Christopher VonThanden, Col. Bruce Bowers, Lt. Col. Anthony Angello, Chief Master Sgt. James Caron, Tech. Sgt. Andrew Thatcher, Capt. Patrick Hancock, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Chop. Colonel Bowers dropped off the "keys" to the aircraft Sept. 14. The 446th AW is an Air Force Reserve wing here, sharing global airlift missions with the 62nd AW, the aircraft-owning unit. With three C-17 flying squadrons, the 2,300-strong wing provides aircrews and support on a daily basis to execute the Air Force's global airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandra Pishner)
