Construction operations are complete to build a C-17 load trainer facility at Fort McCoy's Young Air Assault Strip on South Post, according to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works (DPW).

The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to the air in September 1991 and the United States Air Force had first dibs, purchasing a total of 223 of them. Boeing delivered the first C-17 in ...

Construction operations are under way to build a C-17 load trainer facility at Fort McCoy’s Young Air Assault Strip on South Post, said general engineer Gareth Ferguson with the Fort McCoy Directorate ...

The C-17 has a reputation as a versatile aircraft that has played a part in a wide range of transport missions for troops, cargo, and medical evacuation.

Services: U.S. Air Force Propulsion: 4x Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines Speed: 450 kts Range: Global with in-flight refueling Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster) Load: 102 ...

Few names evoke the scale of US cargo power projection more than the LockheedC-5 Galaxy and BoeingC-17 Globemaster III. These two behemoths have carried the weight of US global logistics for decades, ...

CNN’s Chris Cuomo examines the audio of an air traffic controller reacting to the amount of people on a C-17 plane leaving Afghanistan.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely evacuated some 640 Afghans from Kabul late Sunday, according to U.S. defense officials and photos obtained by Defense One. That’s believed to be among the ...

Following is a transcript of the video. -Narrator: The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of airdropping 102 paratroopers and transporting massive cargo anywhere in the world. Armed with cutting-edge ...

Construction operations are well underway to build a C-17 load trainer facility at Fort McCoy's Young Air Assault Strip on South Post, said General Engineer Gareth Ferguson with the Fort McCoy ...