Lt. Gen. Robert Allardice, 18th Air Force, commander, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., right, speaks with Col. Kevin Kilb, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, onboard a new C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 9 at McChord. The aircraft is a new C-17 from the Boeing factory in Long Beach, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Abner Guzman)