The Boeing C-17 airlifter, made in Long Beach, can carry tanks, people and disaster relief supplies. The massive plane can fly long intercontinental distances and take off, land and maneuver on short dirt runways. The federal government periodically threatens to stop buying new C-17s, but action from lawmakers keeps the plane aloft.
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