Staff Sgt. Joshua Nettles: So my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, and we want to ensure the weight and balance. We are the most busy as loadmasters on the ground.

The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to ... but the U.S. Air Force typically assigns two pilots and one loadmaster. However, if there's a need to transport troops, the cargo bay ...

The basic crew of a C-17, there's three of us. There's a pilot, a copilot, and one loadmaster. So, my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, whether it be helicopters ...

Three (two pilots and one loadmaster) Load: 102 troops/paratroops; 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants; 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms) of cargo (18 pallet positions) The C-17 ...

Living808 spoke with Commander Garrett Fisher, C-17 Pilot Gabriella Basham, and C-17 Loadmaster Airman First Class Keanu Klask Ho’opi’i to learn more about the teamwork and precision required ...