U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
On 22JAN2021, a Kuwaiti C-17 Globmaster-3 landed on Dover Air Force Base (AFB) in Delaware, United States.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the Kuwaiti C-17 was visiting Dover AFB as part of a completion of a military sales deal. Dover AFB is directly involved in $3.5-billion worth of yearly U.S. military sales to other countries.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
2021 is also the 30th Anniversary of the U.S. liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
The information released with the photos does not go into details about the U.S.-Kuwaiti military sales deal. However in December 2020, the U.S. Department of State announced a $4.2-billion sale of U.S. military equipment to Kuwait, which included AH-64 Apache gunships and parts for Patriot missiles.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.
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