Mississippi: Wing, Industry Partners Mark Highest Mission-Capable Rate.

The article reports that the 172nd Airlift Wing celebrated its highest recorded mission-capable rates in the worldwide C-17 fleet for three years. It states that celebration took place at the Jackson Air National Guard Base in Mississippi on January 23, 2009. It also notes that the monthly mission-capable rates have reached more than 90%. Moreover, Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership (GSP) program team supports 182 C-17s for the U.S. Air Force and 14 for U.S. allies.