Boeing will deliver the Air Force’s 223rd and final C-17 to service officials on Sept. 12 during a ceremony at the company’s assembly plant in Long Beach, Calif., company C-17 spokeswoman Tiffany Pitts told the Daily Report on Wednesday. That same day, the C-17 will make the cross-country trip to JB Charleston, S.C., its beddown location. Upon the aircraft’s arrival, the base will hold its own ceremony to celebrate the delivery, said Charleston spokesman Capt. Frank Hartnett. Gen. Paul Selva, head of Air Mobility Command, is scheduled to attend Charleston’s ceremony, said Hartnett. So, too, is Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, Air National Guard director, and Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Air Force Reserve Command boss, said Hartnett. Base officials have also invited former AMC commanders and former Charleston wing commanders to attend, he said. Charleston is home to more than 50 of the Air Force’s C-17s; the Air Force’s first production C-17 arrived there in June 1993.
US Has Struck Over 1,000 Houthi Targets in Renewed Campaign
April 30, 2025
U.S. forces have struck more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen since March 15, U.S. officials said, as the Trump administration’s military campaign against the militants reached the 45-day mark. Dubbed Operation Rough Rider, the campaign has drawn on U.S. Navy and Air Force warplanes and drones. The campaign shows…