Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

The United States Air Force bills the C-17 as "The most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force." There simply isn't a replacement for this cargo plane in America's inventory. Read more: ...

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III takes off after emergency vehicles and cargo have been offloaded in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 05, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in ...

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 ...