From an acoustic standpoint, the C-5’s sound is the result of several interacting phenomena. The most prominent contributors ...

Since 1970, the US Air Force's C-5 cargo planes have carried troops and gear all over the world. The C-5 is the Air Force's biggest plane, and the latest model can haul 281,000 pounds and fly 518 mph.

Before the birds woke up March 12, 63 Air Force Reservists from Port San Antonio's 433rd Airlift Wing gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland prepared to fly out to out to southern California on ...

The U.S. Air Force is nearing completion of a formal assessment to determine whether the aging C-5A Galaxy fleet should be retired, a service representative said March 1. The Air Force Fleet Viability ...

DOVER, Del. — It was a challenge that turned into a dare that eventually led to the takeoff of one of the most momentous C-5A Galaxy flights out of Dover Air Force Base Jan. 30, 1986. Retired Col.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Parked around the airstrip at Lackland Air Force Base are more than a dozen massive C-5A Galaxy transport planes. There is no money to fly them, repair them or put pilots in the ...

Fifteen of the C-5A Galaxy aircraft are at Lackland, where crews are getting in some flights now preparing for the retirement, while 11 are at Martinsburg, W.Va., and are flown by the Air National ...