Warrant Officer Bavvr Al-Duwaisan, Kuwait Air Force’s 41st Transport Squadron loadmaster, performs initial checks prior to take-off Feb. 5, 2014, on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Major Eric Peterson (left), 17th Airlift Squadron pilot, briefs the Kuwait flight crew on weather conditions prior to take-off Feb. 5, 2014, at the 17th AS Operations briefing room on Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 Globemaster III and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Both the Kuwait and American flight crews prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 5, 2014, on the flight line at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Warrant Officer Bavvr Al-Duwaisan (left), Kuwait Air Force’s 41st Transport Squadron loadmaster, and Tech. Sgt. Joe York, 17th Airlift Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge in charge of standards and evaluations, prepare their equipment prior to take-off Feb. 5, 2014, on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Lt. Col. Abdulaziz Al-Loghani (left) and Lt. Col. Khaled Al-Shami, both pilots from the Kuwait Air Force’s 41st Transport Squadron, perform initial checks prior to take-off Feb. 5, 2014, on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Major Eric Peterson (left), 17th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Joe York, 17th AS NCO in charge of standards and evaluations, perform initial checks prior to take-off Feb. 5, 2014, on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)

Lt. Col. Talaq Al-Otaibi (left), Kuwaiti Air Force’s 41st Transport Squadron pilot, and Maj. Eric Peterson, 17th Airlift Squadron pilot, go over flight plans prior to take-off Feb. 5, 2014, on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The Kuwait Air Force recently purchased a second C-17 and 17th AS Airmen were to familiarize the Kuwait flight crew on the operations and maintenance of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Clayton Cupit)