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THAAD, C-5M Coming To Lockheed Martin Space And Air Show:

THAAD, C-5M Coming to Lockheed Martin Space and Air Show - Nov 8, 2019 ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announces a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system and C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft will be on display for the first-ever Lockheed Martin Space and Air Show taking place Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2020, at the Orlando-Sa...

AMC Wants to Turn C-5Ms into Flying Hospitals:

AMC Wants to Turn C-5Ms into Flying Hospitals The Air Force is vetting its biggest aircraft as a new option for large-scale aeromedical evacuation.

AMC Planning Large Expansion of Predictive Maintenance Effort:

AMC Planning Large Expansion of Predictive Maintenance Effort USAF's use of predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to forecast when aircraft parts will fail is broadening to include the military’s entire C-130 fleet, followed by C-17s and KC-46s—even before all of Boeing’s new tankers are delivered.

KC-46 completes testing with C-5M Super Galaxy:

KC-46 completes testing with Super Galaxy The U.S. Air Force’s newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Feeding the beast:

Buses to Haiti Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron load buses onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2017. The buses were airlifted to Port Au Prince, Haiti, through the Denton Program. The Denton Amendment is a commodities...

A KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio refuels a C-5 Galaxy with the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., in the sky over the southeastern United States October 3, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany A. Emery):

181003-Z-UV276-1103 A KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio refuels a C-5 Galaxy with the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., in the sky over the southeastern United States October 3, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st...

Airmen, Soldiers and personnel prepare to load Apache Helicopters into a C-5 Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Feb. 20, 2019. Troops must work together to ensure the Apache will ‘clear’ the C-5 during the loading process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jean-Paul Arnaud-Marquez):

190219-F-ZJ255-1144 Airmen, Soldiers and personnel prepare to load Apache Helicopters into a C-5 Galaxy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Feb. 20, 2019. Troops must work together to ensure the Apache will ‘clear’ the C-5 during the loading process. (U.S. Air Force photo...

Report Claims Current Airlift, Tanker Fleet Size Enough for Future Needs:

Report Claims Current Airlift, Tanker Fleet Size Enough for Future Needs Although USAF has said it needs to grow its airlift and mobility squadrons, and has repeatedly expressed a need for more tankers, a new US Transportation Command and DOD study claims there is not a need for more mobility aircraft in the next four years.

A C-5M Super Galaxy Made A Daring Landing With Its Nose Gear Up At Travis Air Force Base:

A C-5M Super Galaxy made a daring emergency landing with its nose gear up at Travis AFB A C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport aircraft landed with its nose landing gear up at Travis Air Force Base ini California on Thursday evening, an Air Force spokesman told Task & Purpose.

105th Airlift Wing's C-5M Refurbishment Brings Modernization Effort Full-Circle:

105th Airlift Wing's C-5M Refurbishment Brings Modernization Effort Full-Circle This month marks the conclusion of the eight-year C-5M Super Galaxy refurbishment program led by the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing, which overhauled the interiors of 49 of USAF’s 52 Super Galaxies and saved USAF $45.5 million in costs.

US Air Force turns to data analytics to solve B-1, C-5 maintenance challenges:

US Air Force turns to data analytics to solve B-1, C-5 maintenance challenges Both aircraft have been associated with embarrassing mishaps over the past year. Will data help?

C-5M Super Galaxy fleet will fly well into 2040s:

C-5M Super Galaxy fleet will fly well into 2040s Lockheed Martin finishing Air Force upgrade to the C-5M Super Galaxy.