Dover Air Force Base officials unveiled a new $23 million C-17 simulator facility Dec. 5, marking an important milestone in the modernization of the base’s airlift fleet.

At 2:46 a.m. on May 9, a C-17 cargo jet weighing 387,000 pounds, including 25,000 pounds of fuel and 52 passengers, landed 1,000 feet short of its intended landing area on Dover Air Force Base ...

A C-17 Globemaster III prepares for a mission on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 10, 2020. The 436th Airlift Wing at Dover AFB owns, maintains and operates C-17s in support ...

DOVER, Del.- The C-17 Globemaster III helped eight airmen based in Dover and 18 medical personnel fly more than 19 hours nonstop to save a critically wounded soldier back in August.

U.S. Mobilizes Over 5,200 Troops to Southern Border in Security Operation. On Monday, October 29, 2018 the U.S. Air Force released the first video of C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules ...

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del.– To show support for the Americans at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, a C-17 Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base will conduct flybys in the cities ...

Dover, Del. – A C-5 cargo plane, the military’s largest aircraft, crashed today just short of a runway at Dover Air Force Base after developing problems during takeoff, officials said. All 17 ...

Five C-5M Super Galaxy cargo planes stationed at Dover Air Force Base have been returned to flight status after landing-gear incidents led to their grounding.

California's Travis Air Force Base is also supplying C-5Ms and personnel to the retrograde effort. Other bases are supporting the heavy-lift effort with smaller cargo aircraft, fliers and support ...

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 to Charleston Air Force Base, now known as Joint ...

The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and is the biggest airlifter in the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft can carry a fully equipped combat-ready military unit to any point in the world. It ...