Air Force honors C-17 with latest Air Power Legacy Series uniform
9/4/2019 11:00:00 AM | Football
The team will wear special uniforms honoring the C-17 for the Hawaii game, Oct. 19.
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force football team will continue its Air Power Legacy Series this season by honoring the C-17 aircraft, a large military transport. The team will wear special uniforms honoring the C-17 for the Hawaii game, Oct. 19.
The helmet is flat gray and designed after the plane. The gray uniform with black lettering features nine Air Force base tail flashes in place of the nameplate on the back of the jersey. The nine bases are Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, March Air Reserve Base, California, Travis Air Force Base, California, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
This season's uniform combination is the first to utilize reflective material which is on the side of the aircraft. The uniform has reflective material on the helmet and shoulders, sides of the jersey and side of the pants.
The C-17 uniform is the fourth in the series. The Air Power Legacy Series began in the 2016 season with the Tiger Shark nose-art which has been represented on multiple Air Force aircraft dating back to World War II. While 2016 focused on the past, the Falcons honored the present, and future, of air power in 2017 with the F-35 theme, the Air Force's newest fighter. The team honored the AC-130 which is a ground-attack aircraft in 2018.
Air Force Bases
Charleston Air Force Base is located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the 628th Air Base Wing, a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command.
Dover Air Force Base is home to the 436th Airlift Wing. Dover, Delaware
Elmendorf Air Force Base is in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II. In 2010, it was amalgamated with nearby Fort Richardson to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Hickam Air Force Base is home to the Pacific Command, PACAF, 15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is home to I Corps and the 62d Airlift Wing located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Army's Fort Lewis and the United States Air Force's McChord Air Force Base which merged on 1 February 2010 into a Joint Base.
McGuire Air Force Base, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is located in Burlington County, New Jersey, approximately 16 miles south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the Air Mobility Command.
March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris.
Travis Air Force Base is in Fairfield, California. Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area and known as the "Gateway to the Pacific," Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located just east of Dayton, Ohio. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot.
The C-17
The C-17 is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 commonly performs tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include medical evacuation and airdrop duties.The C-17 is designed to operate from runways as short as 3,500 ft (1,100 m) and as narrow as 90 ft (27 m). In addition, the C-17 can operate from unpaved, unimproved runways. The thrust reversers can be used to move the aircraft backwards and reverse direction on narrow taxiways using a three- (or more) point turn. A C-17 accompanies the President of the United States on his visits to both domestic and foreign arrangements, consultations, and meetings. The C-17 is used to transport the Presidential Limousine, Marine One, and security detachments. There have been several occasions when a C-17 has been used to transport the President himself, temporarily gaining the Air Force One call sign while doing so.
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force football team will continue its Air Power Legacy Series this season by honoring the C-17 aircraft, a large military transport. The team will wear special uniforms honoring the C-17 for the Hawaii game, Oct. 19.
The helmet is flat gray and designed after the plane. The gray uniform with black lettering features nine Air Force base tail flashes in place of the nameplate on the back of the jersey. The nine bases are Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, March Air Reserve Base, California, Travis Air Force Base, California, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
This season's uniform combination is the first to utilize reflective material which is on the side of the aircraft. The uniform has reflective material on the helmet and shoulders, sides of the jersey and side of the pants.
The C-17 uniform is the fourth in the series. The Air Power Legacy Series began in the 2016 season with the Tiger Shark nose-art which has been represented on multiple Air Force aircraft dating back to World War II. While 2016 focused on the past, the Falcons honored the present, and future, of air power in 2017 with the F-35 theme, the Air Force's newest fighter. The team honored the AC-130 which is a ground-attack aircraft in 2018.
Air Force Bases
Charleston Air Force Base is located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the 628th Air Base Wing, a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command.
Dover Air Force Base is home to the 436th Airlift Wing. Dover, Delaware
Elmendorf Air Force Base is in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II. In 2010, it was amalgamated with nearby Fort Richardson to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Hickam Air Force Base is home to the Pacific Command, PACAF, 15th Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is home to I Corps and the 62d Airlift Wing located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Army's Fort Lewis and the United States Air Force's McChord Air Force Base which merged on 1 February 2010 into a Joint Base.
McGuire Air Force Base, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is located in Burlington County, New Jersey, approximately 16 miles south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the Air Mobility Command.
March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris.
Travis Air Force Base is in Fairfield, California. Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area and known as the "Gateway to the Pacific," Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located just east of Dayton, Ohio. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot.
The C-17
The C-17 is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 commonly performs tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include medical evacuation and airdrop duties.The C-17 is designed to operate from runways as short as 3,500 ft (1,100 m) and as narrow as 90 ft (27 m). In addition, the C-17 can operate from unpaved, unimproved runways. The thrust reversers can be used to move the aircraft backwards and reverse direction on narrow taxiways using a three- (or more) point turn. A C-17 accompanies the President of the United States on his visits to both domestic and foreign arrangements, consultations, and meetings. The C-17 is used to transport the Presidential Limousine, Marine One, and security detachments. There have been several occasions when a C-17 has been used to transport the President himself, temporarily gaining the Air Force One call sign while doing so.