In this special edition of Behind the Wing, we go out to the flight line at the Joint Base Charleston Air & Space Expo and talk to some of the folks participating. We talk to some of the Airmen running the Air Force Recruiting activity area.  

We also step into a Charleston C-17 and chat with some of our Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen as they describe their “flying hospital” and the special setup to transport contagious patients.

Next, we climb onboard a C-47 Skytrain from the great state of Texas and chat with the plane’s crew chief.  The C-47 has special meaning to us – the 315^th Airlift Wing traces its roots back to the troop carrier back in World War II as the 315^th Troop Carrier Group.

 Then, we transition from yesteryear to modern times and chat with an F-16 Fighting Falcon,  "Wild Weasel"  pilot from Shaw Air Force Base as he describes what it’s like to be an F-16 fighter pilot.

Then as we close this episode as the Army’s Black Dagger parachute team descends over our heads and lands within a few feet of us.

Join us for the quick special episode!