Bill McPherson (center), city adminsitrator of Cripple Creek, Colo., and a civic leader, talks with a member of the aeromedical evacuation aircrew while experiencing a ride on a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 30. A group of 25 civic leaders were sponsored by the 302nd Airlift Wing during a community relations tour to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., where they learned more about the Air Force Reserve mission. The 302nd AW is based out of Peterson AFB, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Collier)