Air Force Capts. Christopher Gilbert, left, and Roderick Mills land a C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 4, 2015, after a mission to support "large package week." The exercise, which involves dropping large equipment and paratroopers onto drop zones, prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and contingency operations. Gilbert and Mills are pilots assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Airlift Wing. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook