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User currently offlineAK From United States of America, joined May 2006, 58 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2965 times:

Today I noticed three C-17's parked at IWA in front of a remote building/hanger. Any idea why they are there? Last weekend I noticed them practicing touch and go's then a bit later that day they were lined up very close in trail (half mile) on the base leg and final approach for landing.


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User currently offlineEA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12559 posts, RR: 64
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Not sure, but I saw them there on Monday during the memorial services for DPS Officer Bruce Harrolle.


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User currently offlineEBJ1248650 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1932 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (4 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2692 times:

Forgive me for asking, but where is IWA?


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Quoting EBJ1248650 (Reply 2):
Forgive me for asking, but where is IWA?

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona.

There were about 8 there for a week last year when I was flying out of Gateway. There is a Boeing facility at IWA so that might have something to do with it.

User currently offlineRes From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 417 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (4 years 6 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2636 times:

The C-17s do work-up exercises out of IWA prior to deployment, or any other training the crews or air wing require. And sometimes they do "stuff"......


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User currently offlineLAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22030 posts, RR: 51
Reply 5, posted (4 years 6 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2617 times:

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport was the former Williams AFB which closed in 1993 and reopend in 1994 as a public airport


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The airport houses several military related contractors including Boeing and L3 Communications and has regular flight activity by AZ National Guard and nearby active AF units. Also T-38s are a pretty regular sight being overhauled by vendors at IWA.


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