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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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‘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

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‘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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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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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)

USAF investigating Afghan deaths, human remains discovered in wheel well of C-17 that took off from Kabul

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USAF investigating Afghan deaths, human remains discovered in wheel well of C-17 that took off from Kabul

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More details about Reach 871, the USAF C-17 that safely evacuated 640 Afghans fleeing from Taliban

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More details about Reach 871, the USAF C-17 that safely evacuated 640 Afghans fleeing from Taliban

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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

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

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USAF plans to drop cruise missiles from C-17 and C-130 airlifters

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USAF plans to drop cruise missiles from C-17 and C-130 airlifters

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Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling

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Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling

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The Sad Story Sitka 43, the C-17 that Crashed at JBER while practicing for an Upcoming Air Show

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The Sad Story of Sitka 43, the C-17 that Crashed at JBER while practicing for an Upcoming Air Show

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C-17 accidentally drops Humvee over neighborhood near Fort Bragg

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C-17 accidentally drops Humvee over neighborhood near Fort Bragg

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