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 can perform tactical ...

An American aircraft carrier continued to patrol the South China Sea, and a Chinese "flattop" concluded a sea trial.

The C-17 Globemaster III is a large cargo plane made by Boeing that has been extremely helpful in dealing with many global crises, including Ebola.

A C-17 tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF ... the Op was carried out to rescue crew of bulk carrier vessel MV Ruen. The ship was hijacked by Somali pirates near Yemeni ...

That's C-17 crew chief Staff Sgt. Joshua Estell. He helps oversee the 13 C-17s stationed at Travis Air Force Base. Cargo is loaded through these ramps at the back of the aircraft. Staff Sgt.

At 174 feet long and 55 feet tall, the C-17 can carry a payload of around 170,000 pounds and can land on runways shorter than 3,500 feet with just three crew members manning the aircraft.

China has developed land-based anti-ship missiles to force carriers to operate so far from targets that manned aircraft might become ... the youngest is 17 and all might be kept in service until ...