The C-17 has a reputation as a versatile aircraft that has played a part in a wide range of transport missions for troops, cargo, and medical evacuation.

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 U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III takes off after emergency vehicles and cargo have been offloaded in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, ...

With thousands of Americans, Afghans and third-party foreign nationals seeking to leave Afghanistan following a takeover by the Taliban, hundreds of people packed into an Air Force C-17 cargo plane ...

The head of air mobility for the US Air Force (USAF) says the service is eyeing the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter. The still-conceptual transport is envisioned as succeeding both the ...

FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield is sending two U.S. Air Force Cargo planes to a Florida Air Force base damaged by Hurricane Michael. Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City ...

The Air Force has ambitious plans for its Next-Generation Air Lift (NGAL) program. During a roundtable at the Air & Space Forces Association’s 2025 Air, Space, and Cyber Conference, Air Force gen.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — In a vast hangar at Robins Air Force Base, crews are dismantling one of the most vital aircraft in the U.S. military’s fleet — the C-5, the Air Force’s largest transport ...

France plans to order four Airbus A400Ms as it seeks to expand the aircraft’s missions beyond airlift to include electronic ...