These are the other two Globemaster cargo planes
The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III gained international fame during the 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan. Air Force crews flew the cargo planes nearly nonstop out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in…
Here’s how the Air Force keeps its biggest planes in the air
In a team, there’s a leader, a lancer, the smart guy and the lovable big guy.
In the Air Force, it’s the fighter jets, the stealth bombers, the drones and the cargo planes … except they aren’t as beloved as the big guy.
Often oversh…
Air Force wants to make its moves more stealthy by hiding in plain sight
In the social media age, U.S. military planners know it is near impossible to move large equipment, like ships and aircraft, without being spotted and having the activity broadcast to the world.
As the Defense Department continues to posture i…
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…
Watch SWCC operators jump out of a C-17 with their boats
The Pentagon has released footage of Special Warfare Combat-craft Crewmen jumping out of …