15th Airlift Wing at Hickam - Hickam AFB welcomes its final C-17

Aircraft maintainers stand at attention while waiting for a C-17 Globemaster III to taxi to its parking spot at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on July 18. The “Spirit of Kamehameha- Imua” is the eighth and final C-17 for the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam. It marks the successful transformation for the 15th AW from a support unit to an operational strategic airlift wing. The maintainers are active duty Airmen and Hawaii Air National Guardsmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)