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(left to right) Master Sgt. John Lipsey, Tech. Sgt. Michael Morris, Maj. Michael Coppola, Capt. Bryan Bailey and 1st Lt. Kipp Williams, provided support to the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs C-17 Training Definitization Team hosted by the Indian Air Force in New Delhi, India, last month. The team helped secure a contract with the Indian government for the purchase of 10 C-17s, an aircrew and maintenance training program worth $4 billion. They aided in the definition of five aircraft maintenance career specialties for the Indian Air Force, secured C-17 maintenance training for 84 aircraft technicians and 12 maintenance officers, and organized a 10-member Mobil Maintenance Training Team visit to conduct follow on training after India’s first C-17 delivery in 2013. Sergeant Morris, Major Coppola and Captain Bailey are from the 97th Training Readiness Squadron, C-17 Pilot and Load Master Training program, Altus Air Force Base. Sergeant Lipsey is from the 373rd Training Readiness Detachment 5, Joint Base Charleston and Lieutenant Williams is the 373 TRS Det.5 commander. (courtesy photo)

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(left to right) Master Sgt. John Lipsey, Tech. Sgt. Michael Morris, Maj. Michael Coppola, Capt. Bryan Bailey and 1st Lt. Kipp Williams, provided support to the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs C-17 Training Definitization Team hosted by the Indian Air Force in New Delhi, India, last month. The team helped secure a contract with the Indian government for the purchase of 10 C-17s, an aircrew and maintenance training program worth $4 billion. They aided in the definition of five aircraft maintenance career specialties for the Indian Air Force, secured C-17 maintenance training for 84 aircraft technicians and 12 maintenance officers, and organized a 10-member Mobil Maintenance Training Team visit to conduct follow on training after India’s first C-17 delivery in 2013. Sergeant Morris, Major Coppola and Captain Bailey are from the 97th Training Readiness Squadron, C-17 Pilot and Load Master Training program, Altus Air Force Base. Sergeant Lipsey is from the 373rd Training Readiness Detachment 5, Joint Base Charleston and Lieutenant Williams is the 373 TRD Det.5 commander. (courtesy photo)