Major General Mohammed Bin Swaidan Saeed Al Gamzi (C) of the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence speaks during a handing off ceremony of the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters at the Boeing final assembly facility at Long Beach Airport on May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, California. The UAE will take delivery of three more C-17s this year and two in 2012 as it modernizes its airlift capabilities. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Pilots and cargo personal from United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence take their picture take with a the member of the United States Air Force after a handing off ceremony of the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters at the Boeing final assembly facility at Long Beach Airport on May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Boeing employee Dewanna Gipson holds United States and United Arab Emirates flags during a handing off ceremony of the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters at the Boeing final assembly facility at Long Beach Airport on May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The second of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence is being assembled at the Boeing assembly facility on May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters built for the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence is prepared before taking off from Long Beach Airport after a handing off ceremony at the Boeing final assembly facility at Long Beach Airport on May 10, 2011 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)