The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

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The Inspector
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The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:33 am

Tuesday, March 26th marked the delivery of the last C-17 Globemaster III to the USAF. With Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, Commander of the 18th Air Force aboard, the aircraft arrived @ JBLM in Tacoma WA. and joins the 62nd Airlift Wing.
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:30 am

That is incorrect! That was the last aircraft for McChord. There are more this year for Charleston.
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:24 am

bdk wrote:That is incorrect! That was the last aircraft for McChord. There are more this year for Charleston.


Well, that's how it went down in this mornings birdcage liner-
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:39 pm

I find it hard to believe that our esteemed media would make an error like that... :wink:
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:22 pm

Considering the birdcage liner is an internal newsletter and not "media"... ;) :axe:
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:46 pm

CAPFlyer wrote:Considering the birdcage liner is an internal newsletter and not "media"... ;) :axe:

No, it clearly says 'EVERETT DAILY HERALD NEWSPAPER' above the fold on page A1
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:17 pm

You can still read that between the bird droppings? :lol:
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:45 pm

bdk wrote:You can still read that between the bird droppings? :lol:

I spent 45+ years in aviation, been divorced twice, and been watching/reading the news since I was about 6 so I'm pretty adept at separating the fly poop from the ground pepper.


pop1 :lol:
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Re: The last USAF C-17 GLOBEMASTER 3 delivered

Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:50 pm

The Inspector wrote:
CAPFlyer wrote:Considering the birdcage liner is an internal newsletter and not "media"... ;) :axe:

No, it clearly says 'EVERETT DAILY HERALD NEWSPAPER' above the fold on page A1


Thus why the smilies. I figured it was one of the Seattle area papers that you were referencing and being in a "birdcage" it would be an "internal newsletter". ;)

Anyway, found what I believe to be the article you were referring to and it does indeed say that it is the last Globemaster III for McChord, not overall - http://www.heraldnet.com/article/201303 ... 1/0/SEARCH
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