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C-17 Globemaster III

Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why converting from the Globemaster III to the Boeing 737 Net Gen is like going back in time 3 decades

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

‘Flying the Boeing 737 Next Gen is like going back in time 3 decades.’ Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why despite being constantly updated the Boeing 737 remains a 1960s jet

Dario Leone

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Largest Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony in Decades honors 51 Airmen for heroic efforts during Operation Allies Refuge

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Largest Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony in Decades honors 51 Airmen for heroic efforts during Operation Allies Refuge

Dario Leone

C-17 Globemaster III crew planned and executed demo within 24 hours

Airshows / Military Aviation

C-17 Globemaster III crew planned and executed demo within 24 hours

Dario Leone

USAF wants to replicate Heavy Airlift Wing model in Africa using C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft

Military Aviation

USAF wants to replicate Heavy Airlift Wing model in Africa using C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft

Dario Leone

‘C-17 Crew did nothing to cause the deaths of Afghan civilians who tried to cling to the jet,’ USAF Investigation says

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Travis Air Force Base Airmen reflect on Operation Allies Refuge, the largest non-combatant evacuation operational in US history, One Year Later

‘C-17 Crew did nothing to cause the deaths of Afghan civilians who tried to cling to the jet,’ USAF Investigation says

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘C-17 Crew did nothing to cause the deaths of Afghan civilians who tried to cling to the jet,’ USAF Investigation says

Dario Leone

Watch a huge C-17 Globemaster III taking off from a very short runway after it landed at too-small airport instead of landing at MacDill AFB

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Watch a huge C-17 Globemaster III taking off from a very short runway after it landed at too-small airport instead of landing at MacDill AFB

Dario Leone

Airman gets married in the cargo hold of a USAF C-17 Globemaster III airlifter

Military Aviation

Airman gets married in the cargo hold of a USAF C-17 Globemaster III airlifter

Dario Leone

C-17A #90-0534 is the first Globemaster III to clock more than 25,000 flight hours

Military Aviation

C-17A #90-0534 is the first Globemaster III to clock more than 25,000 flight hours

Dario Leone

The story Reach 806, the C-17 that during Operation Allies Refuge landed in Kabul without normal runway lighting

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story Reach 806, the C-17 that during Operation Allies Refuge landed in Kabul without normal runway lighting

USAF is surging use of C-5s in order to give C-17 Crews, Aircraft a Break After Torrid Pace of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF is surging use of C-5s in order to give C-17 Crews, Aircraft a Break After Torrid Pace of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Dario Leone

James Bond is a naval officer. Now Daniel Craig is too. But the only 007 actor to actually have served in the Royal Navy was Able Seaman Sean Connery.

James Bond is a naval officer. Now Daniel Craig is too. But the only 007 actor to actually have served in the Royal Navy was Able Seaman Sean Connery.

Dario Leone

With last American Soldier boarding a C-17 Afghanistan Withdrawal is Officially Complete after 20 Years of War

Military Aviation

With last American Soldier boarding a C-17 Afghanistan Withdrawal is Officially Complete after 20 Years of War

Dario Leone

‘We took off with 270 children, and we landed with 271.’ C-17 crew helped to deliver a baby aboard a Globemaster III carrying Afghans evacuated from Kabul

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘We took off with 270 children, and we landed with 271.’ C-17 crew helped to deliver a baby aboard a Globemaster III carrying Afghans evacuated from Kabul

Dario Leone

A skinny person can find some space inside the wheel well of a C-17 cargo aircraft but would die within minutes from takeoff. Here’s why.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

A skinny person can find some space inside the wheel well of a C-17 cargo aircraft but would die within minutes from takeoff. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

Correction: USAF C-17 Reach 871 safely evacuated 823 (not “only” 640) Afghan citizens from Kabul. 183 children were also aboard.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Correction: USAF C-17 Reach 871 safely evacuated 823 (not “only” 640) Afghan citizens from Kabul. 183 children were also aboard.

Dario Leone

A detailed analysis of the ongoing Kabul evacuation: the aircraft involved, those that have been abandoned and the US Navy F/A-18E/Fs flying top cover (via Pakistan)

Military Aviation

A detailed analysis of the ongoing Kabul evacuation: the aircraft involved, those that have been abandoned and the US Navy F/A-18E/Fs flying top cover (via Pakistan)

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