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HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- F-15B Eagles from the 199th Fighter Squadron, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard escort the first Hawaii-based C-17 Globemaster III to its home. Hickam is the first base outside the continental U.S. to permanently host the C-17. By the end of the year the base will be home to eight C-17s. The 15th Airlift Wing and the 154th Wing will jointly operate and maintain the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)


C-17 a first at Hickam AFB

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- F-15B Eagles from the 199th Fighter Squadron, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard escort the first Hawaii-based C-17 Globemaster III to its home. Hickam is the first base outside the continental U.S. to permanently host the C-17. By the end of the year the base will be home to eight C-17s. The 15th Airlift Wing and the 154th Wing will jointly operate and maintain the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt Levy Pekar, Rabbi Chaplain assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., led the headstone replacement ceremony to honor of Staff Sgt. Jack Weiner, U.S. Army Air Forces, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI., Feb. 28, 2017.
Daniel Bender, leader at the Lay Aloha Jewish Chapel, reads the Kelma’male Rachamim a prayer during a memorial service for Staff. Sgt. Jack Weiner, U.S. Army Air Forces, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Feb. 28, 2017. Weiner died in 1945 during an air raid in Japan and was originally interred with a tombstone featuring a Christian Cross instead of the requested Star of David. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)
Photo illustration comparing Staff Sgt. Jack Weiner’s previous headstone and his corrected headstone. In 1949 Weiner was interred with the wrong religious symbol on his headstone. On Feb. 28, 2017, 1st Lt Levy Pekar, Rabbi Chaplain assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., led the headstone replacement ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)
Photo of Staff Sgt. Jack Weiner. (Courtesy Photo)
Copy of Staff Sgt. Jack Weiner’s Quarter Master General’s form. (Courtesy Photo)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron flies over the north shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. Air Force active duty and Air National Guard Airmen joined forces in a Warrior Day to demonstrate the cooperation and capabilities of total force integration. Training simulations included combat maneuvers in a hostile environment, air drops, and refueling operations. It also included an engine- running crew change of three of the C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
Two C-17s from the 535th Airlift Squadron fly in formation over the north shore of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. Air Force active duty and Air National Guard Airmen joined forces in a Warrior Day to demonstrate the cooperation and capabilities of total force integration. Training simulations included combat maneuvers in a hostile environment, air drops, and refueling operations. It also included an engine-running crew change of three of the C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released))
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron sits on the parking ramp as the aircrew run their preflight checks on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. Air Force active duty and Air National Guard Airmen joined forces in a Warrior Day to demonstrate the cooperation and capabilities of total force integration. The 15th and 154th aircraft maintenance squadrons generated the five C-17 aircraft and the four F-22 used during the training day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron sits on the parking ramp as the aircrew run their preflight checks on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. Air Force active duty and Air National Guard Airmen joined forces in a Warrior Day to demonstrate the cooperation and capabilities of total force integration. The 15th and 154th aircraft maintenance squadrons generated the five C-17 aircraft and the four F-22 used during the training day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
Five C-17 Globemasters III from the 535th Airlift Squadron taxi prior to take off on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. The day featured the participation of 15th Wing C-17 Globemasters III and F-22 Raptors of the 199th fight squadron, as well as KC-10 Extenders from Travis Air Force Base, and tested the ability for the aircrafts and personnel to work together to complete a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden/Released)
A training combat delivery system is dropped out of a C-17 Globemaster III over Kahuku Training Area as part of Warrior Day, a day dedicated to demonstrate the cooperation and capabilities of total force integration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. Training simulations also included combat maneuvers in a hostile environment and refueling operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaitlin Daddona/Released)
Two C-17 Globemaster III fly through the sky during Warrior Day, a day dedicated to demonstrate the cooperation and capabilities of total force integration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 31, 2015. The training was aimed to test the ability for the members of different squadrons to work together to complete a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaitlin Daddona/Released)