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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin.It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo.
A C-5 Galaxy takes off from Travis AFB during the Thunder Over Solano Air Show in May 2014. The 60th Maintenance Squadron provides organizational and field-level repair, maintenance, inspection and refurbishment of 26 C-5, 27 KC-10 and 13 C-17 aircraft.
The major aircraft systems that were tested and developed during the 1960s, the T-38 Talon, B-52H Stratofortress, F-4 and RF-4 Phantom II, the F-111 and FB-111, C-141 Starlifter and C-5 Galaxy, all became mainstays in the USAF operational inventory.
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA but rejected in favor of the 747. This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.
C-17 Globemaster III. 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, California; C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender, C-17 Globemaster III. 433d Airlift Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas; C-5 Galaxy. 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom ARB, Indiana; KC-135R Stratotanker. 439th Airlift Wing, Westover ARB, Massachusetts; C-5 Galaxy. 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
During the 1960s, Lockheed began development for two large aircraft: the C-5 Galaxy military transport and the L-1011 TriStar wide-body civil airliner. Both projects encountered delays and cost overruns. The C-5 was built to vague initial requirements and suffered from structural weaknesses, which Lockheed was forced to correct at its own expense.
Rebuilding the Galaxy: From star power to strategic scouting. The 29-year history of Los Angeles’ lone MLS original is littered with names you probably know.
The unit is stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, United States. It is the successor to the 61st Air Base Group of the United States Air Force and the Los Angeles Garrison, which existed through the first two years of the Space Force. The garrison operates Los Angeles Air Force Base and supports Space Systems Command.