C-17A Globemaster III - Work Loads

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM—U.S. Air Force people from the 723rd Aerial Port Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, load a forklift aboard a C-17A Globemaster III cargo plane, Dec. 10. The forklift will be used to offload pallets of humanitarian aid at the airport in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The maximum payload capacity of the C-17 is 170,900 pounds, and its maximum gross takeoff weight is 585,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)