Participants from the Take Flight Aviation Camp pose in front of a C-17 Globemaster III April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.

A chaperone for the Take Flight Aviation Camp walks towards a C-17 Globemaster III April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Rick Williamson, former 17th Airlift Squadron and 305th Air Mobility Wing commander, tells stories of his career to Take Flight Aviation Camp participants April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from Williamson as well as other current and former pilots and commanders. The students also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17 Globemaster IIIs.

Lt. Col. Jon Baize, 15th Airlift Squadron commander, gives a briefing about his squadron and his duties as a commander to Take Flight Aviation Camp participants April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Pugliese, former C-17 pilot, gives Take Flight Aviation Camp participants a briefing on his career and experiences before their tour started April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.

Students in the Take Flight Aviation Camp watch a 15th Airlift Squadron mission video before their tour starts April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.

1st Lt. Derrin Gelston, 15th Airlift Squadron pilot, gives a cockpit tour to Take Flight Aviation Camp participants April 18, 2019 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.

A student in the Take Flight Aviation Camp tours a C-17 Globemaster III April 18, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Middle school students from Colleton County received briefings from current and former pilots and commanders and also took a tour of one of JB Charleston’s C-17s.