T he Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy is the largest military transport aircraft in the United States Air Force, although not the ...

The C-5 Galaxy was designed during the arms race of the Cold War to be the best super-heavy airlift aircraft in the world. During the era of intense competition with the Soviet Union in the 1960s, ...

Regarding "Spangdahlem, Ramstein to see more flights" (article, Jan. 30), I was surprised to see that the C-17 is the only aircraft mentioned hauling cargo to Afghanistan ("The military’s heavy ...

The USAF's biggest aircraft, the giant C-5 Galaxy, is not known for its reliability or ease of maintenance, although some of these concerns are being addressed with the new C-5M upgrade configuration.

Robins Air Force Base owns the world's monopoly on repairing the mammoth C-5 aircraft. It's also the home of the only flight crew around the globe that tests the heavy lifter, before it leaves the ...

The Air Force said Thursday it had ordered a “stand-down” of all 56 of its giant C-5 cargo planes to repair the nose landing gear. The order, given by the Air Mobility Command, means that eight C-5M ...

Airlift is the great arm of America to deliver troops and/or supplies rapidly around the world. The continuously high operational use of the past years has confirmed two things most mobility experts ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A C-5M aircraft from Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee landed safely after losing its tire upon take off Tuesday night. Westover ARB spokesperson Rodney B. Furr told ...

VSE (Nasdaq: VSEC) has secured a potential five-year, $565 million contract from U.S. Air Force to help maintain the service branch’s C-5 aircraft fleet. The contractor will provide supplemental depot ...

The Aviation Ground Support Equipment Product Office of Program Executive Office Aviation is conducting a Special User Evaluation of the Self-Propelled Crane Aircraft Maintenance and Positioning ...