Qatari goverments first C-17
Col. Donald Shaffer greets Qatari Col. Mubarak Al-Binali after a Qatari C-17 landed at Charleston AFB Aug. 11. This is the first C-17 for the Qatari government. Air Mobility Command is providing a four-man military training team consisting of two instructor pilots and two instructor loadmasters who will help train the Qatar Emiri Air Force C-17 members throughout the next year. Colonel Shaffer is the 437th Airlift Wing vice commander and Colonel Al-Binali is a pilot. (Air Force photo/James Bowman)