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Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs sit on the flightline at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. as the sun rises. Airmen preflight and load one of the planes to support the first ever C-17 polar airdrop. Over 10,000 gallons of fuel will be airdropped to aid the National Science Foundation scientists near the North Pole.
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Service Branch
 US Air Force
Primary Equipment
 C-17
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