U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Gilbert, pilot, 517th
Summary
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Gilbert, pilot, 517th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, performs flight maneuvers in a C-17 Globemaster III after takeoff in support of Large Package Week operations at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 4, 2015. Large Package Week is a lead up to Joint Operational Access Exercise 16-5 that prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and contingency operations. As part of the Global Response Force, the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides a responsive, agile, and operationally significant response force that is flexible in size and composition to accomplish missions anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook)