NASA817 returning to McChord Air Force Base after flying over the Pacific Northwest for several hours during the OLYMPEX experiment, which studied winter storms and precipitation over the Olympic Peninsula.
An Indian Air Force C-17 turns onto the runway at McChord Field as the sun breaks through the clouds on an other-wise dreary Sunday morning carrying a group of Indian Army Special Forces after a joint exercise with their American counterparts.
Carrying a full load of Indian Army Special Forces soldiers home, this Indian Air Force C-17A takes advantage of a break in the clouds to take to the active runway at McChord Field.