Every strip of concrete capable of launching and landing military ... after the parachute assault in Palau represents a new wrinkle in airfield-seizure tactics. A C-17 landed at Roman Tmetuchl ...

The landing showed off the C-17’s incredible capabilities by using only about 767 meters of the runway, just about half its total length. St Helena's runway is around 1,535 meters long.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: These Air Force pilots are refueling their C-17 Globemaster III at 26,000 feet in the air. Narrator: The pilots rendezvous with a KC-10 refueler ...