New tail art for Alaska ANG C-17

Posted on October 7, 2018 by alert5

A Boeing C-17 #00-0185 has been give a new tail art by the Alaska Air National Guard to signify the association of the ANG’s 144th Airlift Squadron and the active service 517th Airlift Squadron.

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Regular Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2018. The new tail flash depicts a wolf head, (the 144th AS’s emblem), on one side, and a firebird (the 517th AS’s emblem), of equal size on the other. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. N. Alicia Halla)