535th Airlift Squadron conducts airlift and refueling operations
(From left) Maj.Jon Baize, Capt. Mike Recker, and Maj. Alan Partridge, C-17 Globemaster III pilots, discuss pre-flight checklist requirements July 31 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the flight, the aircrew dropped a container delivery system bundle as well as a heavy extraction platform to simulate dropping pallets of supplies to forward-deployed troops in austere locations. (Photo by Dennis Oda)