Since the September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington , D.C. , the unit has had members deployed to the Afghan and Iraq wars . Unit members have received six Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts in support of these operations . In December 2006 , the 167th received its first C-5 Galaxy , out of a total of 11 aircraft . On February 2012 , the Force Structure Overview was released by the Secretary of the Air Force . The document detailed numerous aircraft changes throughout the active , Guard and Reserve forces , including the replacement of the unit 's C-5 aircraft with C-17s . On September 25 , 2014 , the 167th Airlift Wing flew its final C-5 mission , a local training sortie . That same day the wing received its first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft , one of eight C-17s the unit is slated to receive
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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