By 1st Lt. Alyssa Hudyma, 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published March 24, 2017
Four dolphins from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program are loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins were being transported from San Diego to Key West, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Water is poured over a dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program, while being loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins were being transported from San Diego to Key West, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
A dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program is loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins perform underwater surveillance and object detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
A dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program is loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins, with trainers and veterinarians, were being transported from San Diego to Key West, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Dolphins from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program are loaded aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins, with trainers and veterinarians, were being transported from San Diego to Key West, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Dolphins from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program are attended to while being flown by the 446th Airlift Wing from San Diego to Key West, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, March 13, 2017. The dolphins perform underwater surveillance and object detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
A dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program flies aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated by the 446th Airlift Wing March 13, 2017. The dolphins perform underwater surveillance and object detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Members from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron examine a dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program flying aboard a C-17 Globemaster III operated March 13, 2017. The 446th AES were providing assistance, as required, by the dolphin's handler. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
A dolphin from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program are unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the 446th Airlift Wing, March 13, 2017. Four dolphins, with trainers and veterinarians, were transported from San Diego to Key West, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)
Dolphins from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program are unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the 446th Airlift Wing, March 13, 2017. The dolphins, with trainers and veterinarians, were being transported from San Diego to Key West, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by David L. Yost)