From strategic airlift to tactical flexibility.
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is one of those aircraft that looks impressive just sitting on the ramp. On paper, it is one of the largest aircraft ever built to operate from short runways routinely.
The C-17 Globemaster III isn't as old as planes like the famously ancient (yet still remarkably effective) B-52 Stratofortress, but it's still getting to be a little long in the tooth, as it has been ...