The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...

Air Force Air Force Special Operations Command ... Operators are already developing ways to break down the aircraft, stow it in a C-17 cargo plane and transport it where needed.

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. Joshua Nettles: So my role here as a C ...

In the Air Force, it's the fighter jets, the stealth bombers, the drones and the cargo planes … except they aren't as beloved as the big guy. Often overshadowed by their more aggressive ...