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OUR HISTORY

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C-17A S/N 05-5154
 
Accepted – November 02, 2006 
 
Assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing (AFRC)
Travis AFB, CA  
 
 

             PHOTO BY Staff. Sgt. Matt McGovern                                                                                     U.S. Air Force

  Travis Air Force Base celebrates the arrival of its first C-17, the "Spirit of Solano." It's the first of 13 C-17s that Travis AFB will recieve, adding its tactical capabilities to Travis' mission - the strategic airlift of the C-5 and the aerial refueling of the KC-10.

 
PHOTO BY Staff. Sgt. Matt McGovern                                                                                     U.S. Air Force

Col. Steve Arquiette, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander and Col. Robert Millmann 349th AMW acting commander, unveil the "Spirit of Solano" on Travis Air Force Base's first C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 8 as part of the arrival ceremony. The "Spirit of Solano" is the first of 13 C-17s that Travis AFB will receive, adding its tactical capabilities to Travis' mission - the strategic airlift of the C-5 and the aerial refueling of the KC-10. 

 

 photo BY Tech. Sgt. Donald Osborn                                                                                 U.S. Air Force

The cargo doors on the back of the “Spirit of Solano” start to close after it was loaded with pallets en route to the C-17s first mission, Aug. 9 in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The C-17 began its mission only one day after arriving at Travis Air Force Base. The arrival of the C-17 makes Travis the first and only base to house all three weapons systems in the Air Force.

 
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