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...
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