Five members of the Kuwait Air Force embedded with the 17th Airlift Squadron at JB Charleston, S.C., in February, where they received training on C-17 operations and maintenance before delivering Kuwait’s first Globemaster III. The aircraft, which also transited through Charleston, departed for Kuwait on Feb. 15, according to a Feb. 21 release. “Pilots and loadmasters from the 17th Airlift Squadron had the unique opportunity to train side by side with our Kuwaiti partners over the last four weeks,” said Lt. Col. Paul Theriot, 17th AS commander. “They were fresh out of Altus, and we topped off that schoolhouse training with some additional seasoning here at Charleston consisting of local flights and simulators. They were fantastic to work with and fly with, and I think both sides came away feeling our international bonds were strengthened.”
The Pentagon agency charged with building and operating U.S. spy satellites recently declassified some details about a Cold War-era surveillance program called Jumpseat—a revelation it says sheds light on the importance of satellite imaging technology and how it has advanced in the decades since.
