c-17

Oct 8, 2022

The official unofficial nicknames of 5 modern military aircraft

The official language of the US military is English. But, to civilians, the military can seem to speak a completely…

Oct 8, 2022

Jul 15, 2021

The Army dropped the Chevy Colorado-based ISV from the sky

In June 2020, the Army selected the GM submission for the new Infantry Squad Vehicle. The $214 million contract calls…

Jul 15, 2021

BYLogan Nye

May 20, 2021

Watch crazy Australians fly a C-17 between city buildings

The Royal Australian Air Force often flies as part of the finale to the Brisbane Festival in Australia. But one of their greatest moments in their storied history was in 2018 when they set the internet on fire by piloting a C-17 just a few hundred f…

BYLogan Nye

May 20, 2021

Apr 29, 2020

This is the Air Force version of Burning Man

For three years, RED HORSE airmen have been rotating every six months to Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, to participate in the largest troop labor construction project in Air Force history. RED HORSE stands for Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Hea…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US Air Force addresses key areas to readiness recovery

After decades of readiness decline, the Air Force is working to accelerate its recovery, ensuring the service is prepared to combat rapidly evolving threats. Today, more than 75% of the Air Force’s core fighting units are combat ready. The se…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Inside the 8,000-mile race to save a wounded soldier’s life

It all had to sync up perfectly. As the heavy C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft departed Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and raced to its first aerial refueling point off the coast of England, more than a dozen U.S. airmen watched the cloc…

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US Air Force and Army join forces in training

Airmen from Joint Base Charleston and Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, supported Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Aug. 18-23, 2019. BMTW is a joint exercise designed to enhance servicemembers’ abilities…

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

This C-17 crew broke diplomatic protocol to save a life

Air Force Capt. Forrest “Cal” Lampela was about to put the aircraft landing gear down in Shannon, Ireland, eight hours into a flight. If all had gone according to plan, he and his C-17 Globemaster III crew should have been more than halfway over t…