This 2004 built Ruslan was supposed to go to GATS Guinea as UR-CCX but was never taken up. It went to Abu Dhabi based Maximus Air Crago instead, where it is the only AN124 operated among an IL-76 and a L-100-30 Hercules. At one time, the company also had an Airbus A300-600 freighter in its fleet.

With US FY number 11-0110, this particular C-17 is the last of ten units sold to the Indian AF in 2010 through the FMS program. Delivered between January 2013 and September 2014, this batch carries tailnumbers CB-8001 through CB-8010. In 2017, an eleventh C-17 registered CB-8011 (ex N272ZD) was sold to India, but this last plane was only delivered in August of 2019. All indian C-17's are operated by 81 Squadron "Skylords" out of Hindon AFS (Uttar Pradesh).

Just a few weeks ago SJ based 916ARW ceased to operate the KC135

One of 11 returning to CONUS after a tour in the sand-pit

Back to CONUS after a tour in the sandpit. Two months later this legacy F-18 was retired and flown to AMARG

Photographer: Richard Sullivan. Aircraft assigned to VQ-2.