The Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom operates eight C-17 ERs, operated by No. 24 and No. 99 Squadrons of the RAF ...

The words "terrain, terrain, terrain," and "obstacle ahead" blare over the intercom as the pilots expertly navigate a C-17 past buildings ... over the intercom in the cockpit.

The aircraft can perform tactical airlift ... Designed as a replacement for the C-141 Starlifter, the C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered ...

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.

The C-17 Globemaster is designed for strategic ... to carry out strategic military transport missions. The aircraft performed its first flight in September 1991 and entered service with the ...

Joshua Nettles: So my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, and we want to ensure ... Narrator: The rear door can also open mid-flight to perform an airdrop, where cargo ...