From the C-141 Starlifter to the C-17 Globemaster III, the USAF's capabilities have evolved over time. What will be the ...

The U.S. Air Force has outlined two new updates to its Boeing C-17 airlifter fleet, looking to modernize its cockpit and bring on a new mission as the Globemaster III is expected to fly for another 50 ...

Yet, there is no single aircraft that can do all the things that a C-17 can do. That is why it remains one of the most ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

The C-17 Globemaster III is one of several aircraft the United States has that can deploy all four of its thrust reversers in flight. It's a tactic called a reverse-idle descent, and it's something no ...

Aircraft designs serve specific purposes, and the C-17 Globemaster is no different. Let's examine its tail, for example. Basically, to make room for its rear loading operations, McDonnell Douglas ...

Airman 1st Class Hazen Sanders, with the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron, prepares equipment to refuel a C-17 at Ramstein ...

This video captured one of the most aggressive mission profiles a C-17 Globemaster could fly. The aircraft performed formation flying, low-level terrain following, aerial refueling, tactical descents, ...

Reach 4574, a C-17 Globemaster III, flew direct from Kirtland AFB, home to the AFMC Nuclear Weapons Centre, to RAF Lakenheath with the support of KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. Ever since the ...