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 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 ...

While aircraft manufacturers are always innovating and working on what's next to fly in combat zones, the C-17 doesn't seem like it's going to have a replacement anytime soon. Is the C-17 Globemaster ...

Boeing is in preliminary discussions to restart production of the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Several countries, including India, Australia, UAE, Qatar, and the UK, have expressed interest in ...

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 ...

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

The Coast Guard and National Guard have rescued at least 51 people in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong ...

The C-17 Globemaster III isn't as old as planes like the famously ancient (yet still remarkably effective) B-52 Stratofortress, but it's still getting to be a little long in the tooth, as it has been ...