Boeing Delivers First C-17 Globemaster III To United Arab Emirates Air Force

LONG BEACH, CA - MAY 10: Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Al Attar (R) United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence and United States senior defense official Major General Hank Morrow shake hands after a handing off ceremony of the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters at the Boeing final assembly facility at Long Beach Airport on May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, California. The UAE will take delivery of three more C-17s this year and two in 2012 as it modernizes its airlift capabilities. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)