This is the Schoonover assault runway. It's a 5,000ft, 70ft wide semi-prepared runway made of dirt or rock (but mostly dirt) surface.
See the link below to watch a C-17 take the assault strip at Schoonover. Pretty impressive stuff for a jet that is 174 ft nose to tail with a 170 ft wing span, and 55 feet high at the top of the fuselage.
My peeps who fly these things tell me it flys like a sports car. I'll have to take their word on that one.
Air Ports, Military - Air Ports
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By: jbottero