150527-F-BH566-039

by SrA Ryan Conroy

Tech. Sgt. Eric Blevins, 316th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals an ambulance onto a C-17 Globemaster, May 27, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The C-17, loaded with 823rd RED HORSE members and medical vehicles, took off in support of NEW HORIZONS 2015, an annual event conducted to train military civil engineers and medical professionals to deploy and conduct joint operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy/Released)

Photographer's Narrative

 

This was my first time seeing or shooting a C-17 Globemaster. Before this, all I had to compare it to was an MC-130, and the sheer size of the cargo hold was dramatically larger. This was during a deployment to Honduras for a humanitarian exercise called New Horizons 2015. They were able to fit two ambulances and approximately 50 RED HORSE members. This was the first, and as you can see, the ambulance can be driven on comfortably.