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Early COVID-19 Response ‘Defining Moment’ of International C-17 Wing

Dec. 2, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Strategic Airlift Capability’s Heavy Airlift Wing sprung into action early in the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver desperately needed protective equipment within weeks in what became a “defining moment” for the program, the HAW’s commander said. The 12-year-old SAC, which includes three Globemaster IIIs jointly ...

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