USAF’s Mobility Command Presses To Speed Up C-17, C-5 Replacement

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A C-17 onloads equipment during a July 2025 exercise.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force needs to press forward on modernizing its airlift fleet after being too slow on progress to replace its C-17 and C-5 fleet, a top official argues. Lt. Gen. Reba Sonkiss, interim commander of the service’s Air Mobility Command (AMC), told reporters Feb. 24 that...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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