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March C-17 teams with FEMA for tsunami relief

With the help of fellow aircrew and FEMA members, Tech. Sgt Mike Carrier (far left) off-loads wood planks from the back of a 729th Airlift Squadron C-17 at Hickam AFB in Hawaii. The C-17 flew from March ARB to Dobbins ARB, Ga., Oct. 2, where 16 members of FEMA and a FEMA truck and communications trailer were boarded and flown to Hickam AFB as part of the humanitarian support mission after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the region. After Hickam, the C-17 flew three FEMA passengers and five generators to Pago Pago. On the return flight, the March aircraft carried Army National Guard Soldiers, first responders and Anthony M. Babauta, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas. March remained on alert for further tsunami relief missions. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel III)
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Long distance swimmer Lynne Cox visits March

Michael English, a lead loadmaster at the Boeing C-17 ATS Training Facility, shows author Lynne Cox framed mementos from the first mid-winter air mobility drop over Antarctica in 1981. English was a loadmaster for the historic flight. Cox visited March ARB on September 3 to learn more about the Air Force’s Antarctic missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Just)
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March C-17 makes ten flyovers in a single sortie

Long-range capability and precision planning make it possible for March Air Reserve Base aircraft to make a record number of appearances at Fourth of July celebrations throughout Southern California. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Vanessa Gempis)
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March C-17 makes ten flyovers in a single sortie

A C-17 from the 729th Airlift Squadron at March ARB dips to 1,000 feet to fly over the City of Corona’s “July 4 Celebration” at Santana Park. The flyover was the last in a continuous series of 10 flyovers that day. (Photo courtesy of the City of Corona)
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Wing partners with FBI during exercise

An aircrew member from the 729th Airlift Squadron prepares to off-load an FBI Rapid Deployment Team and their vehicles from a C-17 at Ramey Field, Puerto Rico, for Patriot Hoover 2009. (U.S.Air Force photo by Master Sgt Rick Sforza)
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March transports M1 Abrams tank for training

Members of the 452d TALCE, 50th and 56th Aerial Port Squadrons, and 729th Airlift Squadron remove boards used for traction in loading the M1 Abrams tank into a C-17. The tank was transported to March to train ground crews and aircrews to upload, off-load and fly the tank in preparation for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force photos courtesy Tech. Sgt. Julie Stanyer)
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March transports M1 Abrams tank for training

Members of the 452d TALCE, 50th and 56th Aerial Port Squadrons, and 729th Airlift Squadron remove boards used for traction in loading the M1 Abrams tank into a C-17. The tank was transported to March to train ground crews and aircrews to upload, off-load and fly the tank in preparation for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force photos courtesy Tech. Sgt. Julie Stanyer)
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March transports M1 Abrams tank for training

Members of the 452d TALCE, 50th and 56th Aerial Port Squadrons, and 729th Airlift Squadron remove boards used for traction in loading the M1 Abrams tank into a C-17. The tank was transported to March to train ground crews and aircrews to upload, off-load and fly the tank in preparation for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force photos courtesy Tech. Sgt. Julie Stanyer)
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March transports NASA’s Mars exploration robot rover

Wheels were first attached to NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover in August 2008. The rover and its descent stage and cruise stage are being assembled and tested at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., for launch in 2011. The rover has a ground clearance of about 60 centimeters, or 2 feet. The wheel base is 2.2 meters, or 7 feet. (Photo courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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March transports NASA’s Mars exploration robot rover

Technical Sgt. Kenneth Brooks, an Air Transportation Specialist with the 56th Aerial Port Squadron, and Airman Jaron Buchanan, an Air Transportation Specialist with the 50th Aerial Port Squadron, secure NASA’s newest Mars exploration vehicle to a 60K loader so it can be loaded into a C-17. March ARB personnel are working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to get the spacecraft its Air Certification so it can be transported to Cape Canaveral, Fla. It is scheduled to launch in 2011 to assess whether Mars was, or still is, an environment able to support microbial life, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s website. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Flaherty)
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C-17 Maintenance

Technical Sgt. Randal Williams, right, assembles flares on an ammunition containers while Technical Sgt. Sergio Hernandez, left, reloads C-17 Globemaster III aircraft countermeasures flares into magazines at the base on February 18. Both are air reserve technicians with the 452nd Maintenance Squadron’s Munitions Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
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March gets 9th C-17

Roger Rupp, Boeing liaison to March ARB, speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Becker inside the C-17 that joined the 452 AMW fleet on Tuesday. SMSgt. Becker assisted with the preacceptance inspection in Charleston, S.C. (U.S Air Force photo by Will Alexander)
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March gets 9th C-17

Pilots Lt. Col. Keith Guillotte and Capt. Seth Ewalt converse in the cockpit shortly after parking. (U.S Air Force photo by Will Alexander)
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March gets 9th C-17

Pilots Lt. Col. Keith Guillotte and Capt. Seth Ewalt fly over March Field seconds before landing. (U.S Air Force photo by Will Alexander)
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March gets 9th C-17

“The Spirit of Los Angeles,” shortly after its arrival at March ARB. (U.S Air Force photo by Will Alexander)
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March gets 9th C-17

Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Becker, who helped with the C-17’s preacceptance inspection in Charleston, gets off the aircraft. (U.S Air Force photo by Will Alexander)
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WHAT WE DO

Staff Sgt. Abraham Lagunas, an aircraft mechanic, uses a multi-meter to check the lead cell voltage on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nicad battery while the it is being recharge by an RF-80 charger at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. He is an Air Reserve Technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)
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ABSORBING THE SHOCK

Staff Sgt. Abraham Lagunas, an aircraft mechanic, installs a shortening clip on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nicad battery before reconditioning it. The clips short out the battery cells to prevent electrical shock. Staff Sgt. Lagunas is an Air Reserve Technician from the 452nd Maintenance Squadron here. (U.S Air Force photo byVal Gempis)
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An air show and much more: March ARB C-17 aircrew also supported humanitarian relief missions to Georgia

Col. John Wojtysiak stands in front of the books that were donated in support of a humanitarian relief mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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An air show and much more: March ARB C-17 aircrew also supported humanitarian relief missions to Georgia

Lt. Col. Keith Guillotte, mission commander, with his 10-member crew. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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