The 14th Airlift Squadron is your Premiere Airlift Squadron, flying the C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. For over 80 years, the Pelicans have proudly served across the globe, building our storied heritage by committing our lives to a higher calling. From the thunderous skies over Normandy to the echoing mountains of Afghanistan, our mission is to answer when the world calls. Once. Always!