C-17 makes historic mission to Kyrgyzstan

One million sorties
Air Mobility Command passes wartime milestone


C-17 makes historic mission to Kyrgyzstan
Staff report
Posted : Friday Nov 30, 2007 18:38:09 EST

A C-17 flew a routine mission to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, on Nov. 19 and in the process passed a major milestone: Air Mobility Command’s one-millionth sortie since Sept. 11, 2001.

The aircraft’s crew was from the 62nd Airlift Wing’s 10th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., according to an AMC press release.

“AMC is firmly in the fight,” said Gen. Arthur Lichte, AMC commander, in a statement. “Whether it’s flying airlift, tanker or aeromedical missions in and out of combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, humanitarian relief missions to hurricane and earthquake ravaged areas, or supporting U.N. peacekeeping missions as it did recently in Darfur, AMC is there.”

A sortie is defined as a single takeoff and landing. The one million sorties milestone includes all operational, training and commercial contract missions flown by the command, the press release said.


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