U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operated by the 517th Airlift Squadron conduct flight operations, refueling, and ...

A front-row ride in the C-17 Globemaster III during a full week at Joint Base Lewis-McChord with the 313th Airlift Squadron.

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 ...

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in ...

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 ...

Kelly experienced firsthand what it’s like to fly in a C-17 when she joined the U.S. Air Force on a training mission, taking to the skies with the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam! The ...

A military aircraft but one painted in the colours of a Gulf airline has been handed over to its new owners in a special ceremony in California. Boeing handed over the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second C ...

The C-17 Globemaster is an Air Force cargo plane that transport troops and supplies around the world and conducts medical evacuations. News reports surfaced this week that the Trump administration was ...

Now, for the first time, private companies are helping to drive space exploration. With the number of U.S. spaceflights increasing, amidst efforts to return to the Moon and finally reach Mars, the U.S ...

As dawn warmed the eastern horizon Sunday, more than 160 veterans were winging their way to Washington, D.C. for a trip they would never forget. Carl Johnson, 79, and about 166 other veterans left ...