Boeing C-17A 'Globemaster III' one on display, one flying. AMC 437th AW, 315 AW, Charleston. 33123; 70043

For cargo operations the C-17 requires a crew of three: pilot, copilot, and loadmaster. The cargo compartment is 88 feet long by 18 feet wide by 12' 4" high. The cargo floor has rollers for palletized cargo but it can be flipped to provide a flat floor suitable for vehicles and other rolling stock. Cargo is loaded through a large aft ramp that accommodates rolling stock, such as a 69-ton M1 Abrams main battle tank, other armored vehicles, trucks, and trailers, along with palletized cargo. [Wikipedia]

Photo by Bob Nelson on Saturday, July 22, 2006 at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.