C-141 Starlifters transported troops and cargo for over 40 years before C-17s made them obsolete. Take a look inside.

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The C-141B Starlifter.
The C-141B Starlifter.

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Take a look inside an Air Force aerial tanker that kept fighter jets and bombers in the air

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A KC-10A Extender refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan in 2009.
A KC-10A Extender refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan in 2009.

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Inside the C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft that can land almost anywhere and haul almost anything

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A C-130E Hercules at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base.
A C-130E Hercules at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base.

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8 crew members are presumed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed at California's Edwards Air Force Base

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A B-52 stratofortress

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Watchdog says too few of the US Air Force's flying gas stations are ready to fly missions

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An airman unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker, in Bangor, Maine,, June 3, 2026.
An airman unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker.

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Midnight Hammer F-16 pilots flew their non-stealth jets deep into Iran protecting bombers. Then they flew out critically low on fuel.

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A CENTCOM-based US Air Force F-16, on May 19, 2026.
A CENTCOM-based US Air Force F-16.

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See inside a historic Air Force Two plane used by vice presidents and first ladies during 5 presidencies

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This VC-9C transported vice presidents and first ladies from 1975 to 2011.
This VC-9C transported vice presidents and first ladies from 1975 to 2011.

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10 famous women who served in the military

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Princess Elizabeth rides out from Buckingham Palace, London to the Horse Guards' Parade, wearing a new military hat bearing the insignia of the Grenadier Guards.
Queen Elizbabeth II served as a military truck driver during World War II.

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Inside the Air Force One plane used by 8 presidents, where Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in after JFK's assassination

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SAM 26000, an old Air Force One plane.
Eight US presidents flew on this Air Force One plane known as SAM 26000.

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The US Air Force just offered a fresh look at its new B-21 stealth bomber

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A B-21 Raider bomber flies above mountains.
The B-21 Raider conducted aerial refueling, a part of the testing procedures for the aircraft.

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