U.S. military cargo planes that led the emergency evacuation of Afghanistan over the summer underwent such heavy use that they are being taken out of service to undergo deferred maintenance and intensive cleaning
, Air Force officials said.
The aircraft and their crews were ordered to undergo a reset that could last as long as 90 days and will affect a large portion of the U.S. Air Force fleet of C-17 cargo planes. Many crew members and maintainers volunteered to work long periods without rest as the jets took off and landed in rapid succession for the 16 days between the
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