First USAF C-17 Pilots Qualify as Weapons Instructors

Credit: USAF TSGT. KEVIN GRUENWALD PHOTOS
The USAF C-17 force took a step forward in combat capability recently when the first class of pilots completed a course that incorporates all the "lessons learned" on how to fly into harm's way in Afghanistan and Iraq. The C-130 community has had a weapons instructor course (WIC) for many years. But...

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