While the C-17 Globemaster III (233 in service - 2019) is smaller than the C-5 Galaxy (56 in service - 2019) and cannot transport as much cargo per plane than the C-5, the C-17 is the backbone of U.S.

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 911th Airlift Wing, out of Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, conducted ...

The C-17 Globemaster III isn't as old as planes like the famously ancient (yet still remarkably effective) B-52 Stratofortress, but it's still getting to be a little long in the tooth, as it has been ...

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

The Air Force is celebrating 78 years of being established as an independent branch of the military. Not to be overshadowed by the Army, Navy and Marine Corps 250th birthdays this year, Air Force ...

Sept. 18, 2025, marks more than seven decades of the United States Air Force protecting the skies and supporting national defense. The U.S. Air Force was officially established on Sept. 18th, 1947, ...