58th Airlift Squadron training

Maj. Lauren W. Palagi (right), 97th Operations Group director of staff instructs pilot check-out students Capt. Kyle Vaughn (left), 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and Capt. Dan Anderson, 7th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wash., about flight manuals and checklist use for their initial flight on a C-17 Globemaster III during training at the 58th Airlift Squadron, Aug. 10, 2011. All Air Force C-17 pilots come to Altus AFB for their initial and follow-on training which is required during the pilot qualification process.