CAFB is better than McChord anyways

Release No. 071205
December 20,2005

Charleston AFB breaks C-17 flying record

Seventeen C-17s took off at approximately 10:20 a.m.  Previously, the largest C-17 formation consisting of aircraft and aircrew from a single base was 15 aircraft from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. 

The C-17 formation conducted low-level training in the Charleston area before taking part in a massive airdrop at North Auxiliary Air Field, S.C. 

Flying in the formation was Col. Glen Joerger, the 437th Airlift Wing commander, as the Team Charleston aircrews are conducting this training to remain proficient. Charleston aircrews fly daily missions around the world supporting the Global War on Terrorism. 

The C-17s also flew over the Ravenel Bridge at approximately 11 a.m. on their way to the airdrop at North Field. 

On average, Charleston’s C-17s move more than 295 tons of cargo every day. Approximately 45 percent of all air cargo bound for American warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan originates at Charleston AFB.