Where is the C-17 Globemaster based and what is its role?

Where is the C-17 Globemaster based and what is its role?

• A. RAF Brize Norton; Long Range Strategic Heavy Lift
• B. RAF Fairford; Tactical Transport
• C. RAF Benson; Aerial Refuelling
• D. RAF Lakenheath; Strategic Bombing

Answer: (A)

The C-17 Globemaster is built for long-range, heavy-lift air mobility. In the RAF it is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which is the service’s main airlift hub. Its role is long-range strategic heavy lift—moving large equipment, vehicles, and troops across continents and into austere airfields to support global operations and humanitarian missions. The other options don’t fit because Fairford is not the permanent home for RAF C-17s; aerial refueling is done by different aircraft; Benson is tied to helicopters; and Lakenheath is a USAF base with a different mission profile.

The C-17 Globemaster is built for long-range, heavy-lift air mobility. In the RAF it is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which is the service’s main airlift hub. Its role is long-range strategic heavy lift—moving large equipment, vehicles, and troops across continents and into austere airfields to support global operations and humanitarian missions. The other options don’t fit because Fairford is not the permanent home for RAF C-17s; aerial refueling is done by different aircraft; Benson is tied to helicopters; and Lakenheath is a USAF base with a different mission profile.