Posted: 07/01/2012
A C-17 Globemaster III, with the 15th Airlift Squadron, pulls away from behind a KC-135 Stratotanker, with the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, during exercise Global Eagles after receiving fuel off the east coast of Florida on July 12, 2012. The C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases throughout the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock)