Fringe: A week when Fehertythankful for America Nov 26, 2008
The plane made a U-turn to Balad Air Base north of Baghdad to pick up "HR,'' which Feherty later realized meant human remains. A C-5 Galaxy on the runway shut down its engines upon seeing the procession, and the silence was chilling. The tailgate dropped on the C-130, and a casket draped with an American flag was rolled into the belly of the plane between the passengers."He wasn't luggage,'' Feherty said. "He was a passenger. It was such a moving experience. I always regretted not knowing who it... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Away from the spotlight Oct 27, 2008
Jolly s squadron operates and maintains the only runway capable of accommodating the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest military aircraft in the world. In use by the Air Force since 1969, the C-5 is designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances and to carry outsized and oversized cargo. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Museum vies for NASA shuttle, space exhibit Aug 11, 2008
Implementation of an extensive strategic plan is underway and includes a 200,000-square-foot building to hold the space exhibit as well as former presidential aircraft and large aircraft such as the C-5 Galaxy. Museum spokesperson Rob Bardua said the hopes to raise the funds as soon as possible and has collected $14 million thus far. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Airlift Wing key for military Aug 4, 2008
The wing has 2,000 personnel in 19 units -- all reservists -- whose primary mission is to deliver personnel and cargo, on-time, anywhere around the world in 10 massive C-5 Galaxy airplanes. In support of U.S. forces, crews from the 445th have touched down all over the world, cycling through time-zones and back nearly every day of the year. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
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However, my flying days in the USAF was as a C-5 Galaxy Loadmaster enlisted aircrew member and not as a pilot. I retired in 1997 as a Chief Flight Examiner (Master Sergeant) in Standardization and Evaluation in the 3rd Airlift Squadron. (Human Events Online)
Goodrich awarded contracts worth $600M Jun 19, 2008
has received contracts to supply pylons and engine casings for the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy upgrade program. The company's agreements with (NYSE:LMT) and are expected to generate $600 million in revenue from the 49 aircraft that will be modified. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
The World's Biggest Fuel Consumer Jun 9, 2008
Even bigger, the C-5 Galaxy has a payload 270,000 pounds; fully loaded, it gets just. 07 mpg. (Forbes)
* World Business Quick Take Jun 3, 2008
Also on view were the two biggest series-production planes ever made, the Antonov An 124 and C-5 Galaxy. Established in Frankfurt in 1909, the ILA is one of the worlds oldest aviation trade shows. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
McGuire air show barely gets off the ground Jun 2, 2008
Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. Two soldiers injured in parachute jump, then approaching thunderstorm halts show. (Asbury Park Press)
Keepsakes laden with sentiment loom large among servicemembers May 26, 2008
Jennifer W. Farrelly, 44, of Dalton, a lieutenant colonel with the 439th Airlift Wing's 337th Airlift Squadron assigned to Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, pilots C-5 Galaxy transport planes. She flies about two missions a month, each about a week long, and packs her husband's Special Forces ring and photos of him, her two stepchildren, and the family's poodle and cat. (Boston Globe)
F-117 is leaving the same way it arrived -- stealthily Apr 23, 2008
He declined to confirm news reports at the time that massive C-5 Galaxy military cargo planes were used to "deliver or pick up secret cargo" -- the stealth -- in the dead of night. The speculation arose after residents complained about aircraft noise from Burbank airport late at night, according to a 1984 Times article. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Altus AFB prepared for 20,000 spectators Apr 19, 2008
On static display will be the latest versions of the C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft, B-1B Lancer bomber, B-52 Stratofortress, E-3 Sentry AWACS, F-22 Raptor, T-6 Texan II primary flight trainer, and the C-5 Galaxy. This is a family event, said Maj. (Altus Times, OK)
Speculation looms around future of C-5 Mar 22, 2008
If the C-5 Galaxy went away in favor of the C-17s, about 64 of those people would have to find another reserve unit to work in -- effectively, they would lose their jobs, Blackwell said. Blackwell, an ART and a reserve flight engineer, would be one of the 44 engineers affected, because C-17s don't need engineers. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Test plane made of composites could help air industry soar Mar 22, 2008
Currently the military relies on the aging transport workhorses, C-5 Galaxy, which dates to the late 1960s, and C-130 Hercules, which first flew in 1954. The experimental plane is smaller and won't replace either. (USA Today -- Money)
Airmen face fatigue, delays on mission Mar 17, 2008
From a distance, the C-5 Galaxy at looks like a beached whale, incapable of flight. Stepping into the cavernous belly of the cargo aircraft, while technicians scour it for pre-flight, it's easy to empathize with Jonah after being gulped down by a great, Biblical fish. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Wright-Patt delivers cargo to war Mar 17, 2008
At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, airmen at the 445th Airlift Wing leave four to six times a month in their massive C-5 Galaxy planes, transporting cargo all over the world. They are part of the Air Mobility Command, a major command headquartered at in Illinois, which provides airlifters like the C-5 Galaxy the capability to deploy armed forces anywhere in the world and help sustain them in a conflict. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
How to Protect the President in the Mideast Jan 11, 2008
When Bush touched down in Israel on Wednesday, he was preceded by three C-5 Galaxy aircraft the U.S. Air Force's heavy lifter crammed with dozens of armored cars, computers, jamming devices, weapons, packs of bomb-sniffing dogs, Secret Service agents, and a contingent of snipers, some of whom who were later spotted on a rooftop in Bethlehem hiding behind a fake Santa. Related Articles. (Time.com)
U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen unload a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Nov 10, 2007
U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen unload a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the flight line at San Isidro Air Base, Dominican Republican, on Nov. 8, 2007. The Black Hawk will be used to fly missions to support the distribution of humanitarian aid to isolated communities affected by Tropical Storm Noel. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
How Cobb's big users tighten the spigot Nov 8, 2007
Business: Produces the C-130J Hercules transport and the F/A-22 Raptor fighter, responsible for avionics and engine modernization programs for the C-5 Galaxy transport. Major water uses: Fabrication and production of aircraft and parts, cooling towers and boilers, and a full sanitation system for more than 6,800 employees (recycling 100,000 gallons per day since 2004). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Military plane could increase noise levels in Kaneohe Oct 27, 2007
A C-5 Galaxy from the 6th Air Mobility Wing in MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. will be departing the air facility en route for the Mainland. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Navy's aerobatics team performs Oct 15, 2007
Gary Strickland, 26, escaped the sun with his wife and 3-year-old son inside the cargo hold of a C-5 Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the Air Force. "It brings back a lot of memories for me," Strickland said, an Oahu resident and soldier originally from Texas. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Shippensburg native new commander of airlift wing Oct 3, 2007
Nye, a Shippensburg native, says the base has about 1,200 people involved in strategic airlift missions using C-5 Galaxy cargo planes, the largest in the Air Force fleet. About 300 members of the unit are full time, including Nye. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Germany arrests three in 'massive' terror plot Sep 6, 2007
Three massive C-5 Galaxy aircraft are seen in front of one C-17 Globemaster III on the tarmac of the U.S. Airbase in Ramstein, Germany. (AP / Daniel Roland). (CTV.ca)
Iraq leaders hold "cordial, candid" talks Aug 19, 2007
U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to load a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft for shipment to Iraq at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, August 16, 2007. URL: http://www. (AlertNet)
U.S. Air Force airmen prepare to load a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. Aug 18, 2007
U.S. Air Force airmen prepare to load a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft for shipment to Iraq at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. on Aug. 16, 2007. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson, U.S. Air Force. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
• Present-Day Warplanes On View At Aviation Event Jul 14, 2007
On display will be a C-130 equipped with skis for Arctic travel, a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter used in Afghanistan, and a C-5 Galaxy, the biggest plane in the Connecticut Air National Guard's inventory. "It's as long as a football field inside," Worrall said. (FOX61, CT)
Iraq war like 1776, Bush tells Guard unit Jul 5, 2007
It would hand the enemy a victory and put America's security at risk -- and that's something we're not going to do," he said. Bush delivered a 28-minute holiday speech to the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard, a unit that has sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq -- some for second and third deployments. The president spent as much time shaking hands as he did delivering his address to an audience that included National Guard family members and other residents in the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Bush urges resolve for Iraq fight in holiday address Jul 5, 2007
But even here, where he won repeated rounds of applause in a gigantic hangar just completed for a new detachment of C-5 Galaxy cargo planes, there were hundreds of empty seats behind a towering American flag. Offering a history lesson on the 231st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from Britain, Bush said, "We were a small band of freedom-loving patriots taking on the most powerful empire in the world.". (Los Angeles Times)
Moving Maggie Jun 16, 2007
And if the zoo can't get Maggie on either of those, it may consider looking to the military, which has the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Foley said. The Air Force has helped before with large animals. (Anchorage Daily News)
The world's biggest planes Jun 14, 2007
The U.S. had, and still has, the C-5 Galaxy. This giant was the world's largest operating airplane when it was rolled out in 1968, and is still in use by the U.S. Air Force today. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Skybus will add nightly flights from Chicopee May 31, 2007
From its heyday as a Cold War air base, Westover has one of the longest and widest runways of any airport in New England, an 11,600-foot-long, 300-foot-wide main strip used to serve huge C-5 Galaxy military transport planes. Skybus chief executive Bill Dieffenderffer had no comment on what, if any, additional New England destinations it envisions adding but stressed that with $160 million in start-up financing, Skybus plans to keep expanding. (Boston Globe)
Hangar Aids Painters' Capabilities May 18, 2007
New hangar optimizes aircraft painters' capabilities. " The facility cost approximately $80 million and is the largest construction project to take place at Robins. It measures approximately 225,000 total square feet and has two 65,000 square foot hangar bays -- one for painting and the other for removing paint -- and a common central facility systems and process equipment plant. The facility will make it easier to bring aircraft in and out of the maintenance area. It also improves the process... (DOD DefenseLINK)
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The 70 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers and three of their seven UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were boarded onto an Air Force C-5 Galaxy jet cargo plane. Its destination is Fort Sill in Oklahoma, where the soldiers will train to prepare for Iraq. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Rallying a hometown to help wounded Apr 11, 2007
Mission With its tremendous payload capability, the gigantic C-5 Galaxy, an outsized-cargo transport, provides the Air Mobility Command intertheater airlift in support of United States national defense. Features The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world. (Clinton Recorder, CT)
In the Military Apr 9, 2007
Daniel Inouye, who is chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, says it is more cost-effective to buy new C-17 Globemaster cargo jets than to refurbish older C-5 Galaxy cargo airlifters, which are undergoing extensive upgrades at Lockheed Martin's plants in Marietta, Ga. Inouye, in interviews with CongressDaily last week, also called on President Bush to negotiate with Congress on the defense supplemental bill rather using his veto powers. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
U.S. Air Force: 10 Planes that Won't Die Apr 3, 2007
C-5 Galaxy Type: Strategic airlifter Maiden flight: 1968 Introduced: 1970 (C-5As produced between 1968-1973; C-5Bs produced between 1985-1989) Still active: USAF/USAFR: C-5A, 60; C-5B, 49; and C-5C, 2 Total: 111. KC-135 Stratotanker Type: Aerial refueling and transport Maiden flight: 1956 Introduced: 1957 (produced between 1954-1965) Still active: USAF, 195; Air National Guard, 251; USAFR, 84 Total: 530. (Newsmax)
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The move would be to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force as well as the last flight of the C-5 Galaxy at the base. In other business, council members will review a request from new property owner Larry McCoy to have property at 903 N. Howse St. removed from the dilapidated building list targeted for demolition. (Altus Times, OK)
Board OKs construction add-on for Yeager Airport main runway Mar 1, 2007
The change order also includes an extra $750,000 to widen the main runways taxiway from 50 feet to 75 feet, in order to accommodate huge C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft soon to be operated by the West Virginia Air National Guard. While the C-5s will be based at the 167th Airlift Wing at Martinsburg, they are expected to routinely operate in and out of the Charleston airport in conjunction with the Yeager-based 130th Airlift Wing. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
Cobb Close-Up: Project hits a snag Feb 23, 2007
The museum, expected to open in 2010, will feature aircraft built in Marietta, including the B-29 Superfortress, the C-130 Hercules, the C-141 StarLifter, the C-5 Galaxy and the L-1329 JetStar. -Tucker McQueen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Dover Reorganizes for C-17s Feb 9, 2007
Dover reorganizes for C-17 mission. It's known as Team Dover. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Russia, Ukraine to make huge An-124 planes Jan 24, 2007
The aircraft -- similar in appearance to the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, but larger -- will feature advanced avionics, upgraded power units, an increased payload capacity of up to 165 tons, an extended flight range and a smaller crew, Novosti said. The An-124 has been used to carry locomotives, yachts, aircraft fuselages and other oversized cargo. (Washington Times, DC)
