Photo of the Day: Heavy Lifter
A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III arrives heavy at Southwest Florida International Airport. The C-17 is one of the Air Force's heavy lifters, used to support the Air Force mission worldwide by providing supplies to crews across the globe. Manufactured by Boeing and introduced to service in 1995, the C-17 is capable of delivering over 170,000 pounds of payload. This particular C-17 was on a Reach mission, a special mission providing support to the Vice President's Secret Service detail. (Photo: October 9, 2019)