Bid to Save C-17 Line Gets Another Boost (Free Registration)
The U.S. Defense Science Board wants the U.S. Air Force to have the option to buy more C-17s to meet its increased global requirements.
The board, composed of scientists and retired military officials, pointed to the March 2003 airdrop of 1,000 paratroopers and the delivery of their equipment and supplies into northern Iraq. That mission took 32 C-17s, or 40% of the fleet at the time, 20 days to accomplish.
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