Boeing Globemaster III —

This C-17A Globemaster III is USAF s/n 03-3113, MSN 50121, as detailed in Mr. Joe Baugher's published information. It is assigned to the 183rd Airlift Squadron of the 172nd Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard, located at Allen C. Thompson Field, KJAN, Jackson, Mississippi. On 20 November 2007, this aircraft was dedicated as the "Spirit of the Purple Heart" according to the official site of 172nd AW.