The US Air Force operates three primary airlifters—the C-5M Super Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-130 Hercules. Each of the three aircraft plays a distinct yet complementary role in military ...

*This story has been corrected to say there is one US plane coming, not two. The United States Air Force's largest plane is to land at Auckland's Whenuapai air base with special cargo. A C-5M ...

Edwards Air Force Base, California, welcomed home the aircraft after 208 days of life-extension modifications in San Antonio, Texas.