In a significant enhancement to the Indian Air Force's strategic airlift capabilities, the C-17 Globemaster-III made its first landing at Kargil airfield near the Line of Control with Pakistan.

Living808 spoke with Commander Garrett Fisher, C-17 Pilot Gabriella Basham, and C-17 Loadmaster Airman First Class Keanu Klask Ho’opi’i to learn more about the teamwork and precision required ...

C-17 Globemaster: The United States is the largest customer and operator of the American-made Boeing C-17 Globemaster, with 223 aircraft in the current US Air Force fleet based in 12 military bases.

Maj. David Reifenberg, combat rescue officer drop zone controller, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, free falls from a Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster III ...

Lindsie is your northern San Luis Obispo County community reporter, covering San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Wednesday afternoon marked a historic event at Camp ...

Syd originally joined the RAF in 1991 as a Trade Group 17 data analyst and undertook a variety of tours across the UK and overseas. Keen on becoming aircrew he re-mustered in 2007 and became a C-130 ...

The US Air Force majorly overpaid for C-17 spare parts, including bathroom soap dispensers, per a Pentagon watchdog. The dispensers were 80 times more expensive than the commercially available ...

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCIV) — (UPDATE)– A Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster III landed safely after a malfunction in flight, Joint Base officials detailed Thursday night. The crew of the C-17 ...

The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to ... but the U.S. Air Force typically assigns two pilots and one loadmaster. However, if there's a need to transport troops, the cargo bay ...

Big airplanes need big engines, and the C-17 Globemaster III is one of the larger ... it only needs a crew of three — two pilots and one loadmaster — to operate. Considering the Globemaster ...

In short: After weeks of planning, a RAAF C-17 Globemaster has completed a 10,000-kilometre mission to Antarctica to drop off essential cargo at Mawson Station. The complex airdrop was conducted ...

T.Sgt. Laura Tickle/USAF A C-17 Globemaster lands at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, 2017. The Air Force announced the new aircraft, known as C-X, in 1979. Boeing, Lockheed, and McDonnell-Douglas ...