C-17 Globemaster III - 'Gateway to Europe' ends 60-year airlift legacy

RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany - (From left) Lt. Gen. Christopher A. Kelley, Air Mobility Command vice commander; retired Lt. Col. Gail Halvorsen; and Col. Bradley Denison, 469th Air Base Group commander, unveil the newly named C-17 Globemaster III “Spirit of Rhein-Main” during the base closure ceremony here Oct. 10. The ceremony officially marked an end of 60 years of airlift history. Flying at the base ended Sept. 30 and the “Gateway to Europe” will transition to Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)