Proving to be one of the most flexible transport aircraft in United States Air Force history, the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III provides improved airlift capabilities close to ...

Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, Aug. 11, 1949: Ground crew check the engine of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C-74 Globemaster bound for the United States at Rhein-Main Air Force Base.