C-17 ground refueling

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Senior Airman Rafael Lopez-Martinez moves the hose into place before refueling a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Charleston - Air base, April 18. The C-17 can hold up to 35,546 gallons of fuel and can carry a maximum of 17,900 pounds and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet which is crucial to resupplying remote areas from the air or ground. Lopez-Martinez is from the 437 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Gold AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

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Senior Airman Rafael Lopez-Martinez moves the hose into place before refueling a C-17 Globemaster III, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 18, 2012. The C-17 can hold up to 35,546 gallons of fuel and can carry a maximum of 17,900 pounds and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet which is crucial to resupplying remote areas from the air or ground. Lopez-Martinez is from the 437 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Gold AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle)

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