Tails 05-5147 and 05-5148 make history

Audience members listen to Maj. Gen. Michael A. Minihan, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief of staff, during the North Korea Aircraft Commemorative Plaque Ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 12, 2019. In 2018 two C-17 Globemaster IIIs, tail numbers 05-5147 and 05-5148, carried the remains of 55 American soldiers killed in the Korean War. Currently, there are about 7,700 U.S. soldiers listed as missing from the Korean War and about 5,300 of the remains are believed to still be in North Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman

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