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C-17 Globemaster III

On June 14, 1993, the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C., received its first operational C-17A Globemaster III. The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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C-17 Globemaster III

The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft is also able to perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions when required. The inherent flexibility and performance characteristics of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States. The ultimate measure of airlift effectiveness is the ability to rapidly project and sustain an effective combat force close to a potential battle area. Threats to U.S. interests have changed in recent years, and the size and weight of U.S.-mechanized firepower and equipment have grown in response to improved capabilities of potential adversaries. This trend has significantly increased air mobility requirements, particularly in the area of large or heavy outsize cargo. As a result, newer and more flexible airlift aircraft are needed to meet potential armed contingencies, peacekeeping or humanitarian missions worldwide. The C-17 was designed and built with this new world order in mind.
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C-17 in a classic Moose Walk

In a classic "Moose Walk", a C-17 from the 437th Airlift Wing lines up on the taxiway at Charleston Air Force Base, before taking to the air for a nine-ship, close-formation airdrop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cary Humphries) (Released)
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C-46

1940's -- The Curtiss C-46 Commando in flight
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C-47

1940's -- Douglas C-47 "Skytrains", 12th Air Force Troop Carrier Wing, loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of southern France, 15 August 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-47, and 75th Troop Carrier Squadron

1940's -- A.C.-Lawson Field, Ft. Benning, Ga. August 1946. At the command of their jump leader, these twenty-one students of the Airborne School climb aboard a waiting Douglas C-47 of the 75th Troop Carrier Squadron which will take them up for a practice jump. After losing its cargo the plane will return quickly and pick up another load of jumpers without waiting long enough to turn off its motors. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 being loaded

1970's -- Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam, December 1971 -- Members of the 377th Security Police Squadron watch a C-5 being loaded with cargo. Photo by SSgt. Richard M. Diaz
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C-5 Galaxy

C-5 Galaxy, June 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5 Galaxy

1990's -- A C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft from the 709th Military Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., sits in the dense Saudi fog as maintenance crews make repairs and systems checks during Operation Desert Shield.
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C-5 Galaxy

1970's -- Front view of a C-5 Galaxy, visor raised, ready to receive cargo at Cam Rahn Bay Air Base, South Vietnam, September 1970. Air Force Photo
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C-5 Galaxy

1970's -- Front view of a C-5 Galaxy, visor raised, ready to receive cargo at Cam Rahn Bay Air Base, South Vietnam, September 1970. Air Force Photo
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C-54

C-54 Skymaster
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C-54 Skymaster

1940's -- A Douglas C-54 Skymaster practices a "Tempelhof Landing" at Great Falls Air Force Base, Mont. Student pilots are taught this special type of landing to simulate flight conditions at Tempelhof AB, Berlin. The approach glide angle is very steep and the airplanes touch down with a high-nose altitude and are held nose-high until engines slow down. This causes the wing to act as an airbrake and use of the wheel brakes is cut to a minimum. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-5A Galaxy

1990's -- Supplies and equipment are unloaded through the nose of a C-5A Galaxy transport aircraft of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Military Airlift Command, in support of Operation Desert Shield.
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C-5A Galaxy in Operation Desert Shield

Military trucks are unloaded from the nose ramp of a C-5A Galaxy transport aircraft of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Military Airlift Command, in support of Operation Desert Shield. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-82

1940's -- The versatile Fairchild C-82 "Packet" added another job to its lengthy list of Air Force accomplishments recently when technicians of the Ninth Air Force at Lawson Air Force Base, Georgia, successfully laid telephone wire in flight for the first time from the twin-engine Packet. In the past smaller types of aircraft have been employed for this operation. The technique of wire-laying from the C-82 made its debut before students and observers at "Operation Combine II", air-ground exercise presented by the Tactical Air Command's Ninth Air Force at Lawson Air Force Base, Fort Benning, Georgia, during March 1948. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-9 Nightingale

1960s -- The C-9 Nightingale became part of the Air Force inventory August 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-9 Nightingale

1960s -- The C-9 Nightingale flew special aeromedical evacuation missions. The aircraft deployed August 1968 and its medical mission was retired August 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-9 Nightingale

1960s -- The C-9 Nightingale flies a mission August 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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C-9 Nightingale

1960s -- The C-9 Nightingale flew special aeromedical evacuation missions. The aircraft deployed August 1968 and its medical mission was retired August 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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