USAF completes largest-ever C-17 launch with rapid deployment of 24 aircraft

Two-dozen of the Boeing transport jets launched from Charleston, South Carolina before dispersing to drop paratroopers, refuel helicopters on the ground and distribute heavy weapons and communication systems at multiple landing sites.

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