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Will the C-17 have a New Role with NASA?

Joint Base Charleston

Jan. 22, 2020 | 1:57

C-17 aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, and Air National Guard members from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson came together as test participants at Patrick AFB to test if the C-17 was suitable for assisting in astronaut recovery efforts. AMCTES assessed the tactics, techniques and procedures to deploy illumination flares and markers from the ramp of a C-17.

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