Sweet 16: Hickam’s C-17 celebrates another year in the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rafeal Dela Sierra, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, points to tail number 5146 through the flightdeck window on the 16th anniversary of the first Hawai’i based C-17 Globemaster III arrival to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2022. The 15th Wing and 154th Hawai’i Air National guard have jointly operated and maintained the aircraft since its arrival. This frame is called Total Force Integration; Each contributing component of the TFI offers unique capabilities and strengths, and the Air Force leverages their varied capacities to meet National Military Objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

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Sweet 16: Hickam’s C-17 celebrates another year in the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rafeal Dela Sierra, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, holds the key to the first Hawai’i based C-17 Globemaster III on the 16th anniversary of its arrival to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2022. Dela Sierra was part of the original crew members that marshaled the C-17 onto Hickam’s flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

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Sweet 16: Hickam’s C-17 celebrates another year in the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rafeal Dela Sierra, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, reminisces about the arrival of the first Hawai’i based C-17 Globemaster III on the 16th anniversary of its arrival to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2022. Dela Sierra served on the original aircraft maintenance crew that marshaled the first C-17 to then Hickam Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)

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Sweet 16: Hickam’s C-17 celebrates another year in the Pacific

Published Feb. 10, 2022
By Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rafeal Dela Sierra, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, points to tail number 5146 through the flightdeck window on the 16th anniversary of the first Hawai’i based C-17 Globemaster III arrival to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2022. The 15th Wing and 154th Hawai’i Air National guard have jointly operated and maintained the aircraft since its arrival. This frame is called Total Force Integration; Each contributing component of the TFI offers unique capabilities and strengths, and the Air Force leverages their varied capacities to meet National Military Objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)