Editing United States Air Force (section)

=== C – Cargo/Transport ===
[[File:C-17 aircraft over over the Blue Ridge Mountains 2005.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the USAF's newest and most versatile [[cargo aircraft]] ]]

Cargo aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the USAF airlift forces are the [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]], [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], and [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy|C-5 Galaxy]]. The CV-22 is used by the Air Force for special operations. It conducts long-range, special operations missions, and is equipped with extra fuel tanks and terrain-following radar. Some aircraft serve specialized cargo and transport roles such as executive or embassy support (C-12), Antarctic support (LC-130H), and AFSOC support (C-27J and C-146A). Although most of the US Air Force's cargo aircraft were specially designed with the Air Force in mind, some aircraft such as the C-12 Huron ([[Beechcraft Super King Air]]) and C-146 ([[Dornier 328]]) are militarized conversions of existing civilian aircraft. Transport aircraft are operated by Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, and United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa.
* [[Lockheed C-5 Galaxy|C-5M Galaxy]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-plans-to-keep-c5-cargo-planes-flying-2023-4|title=After 55 years in flight, the U.S. Air Force is planning to keep its biggest plane in action for a few more decades|last=Brimelow|first=Benjamin|date=April 13, 2023|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.aviationtoday.com/2022/06/10/us-air-force-upgrade-c-5m/|title=U.S. Air Force to Upgrade C–5M Super Galaxy Cockpit Controls and Displays|last=Bellamy|first=Woodrow|date=June 10, 2022|website=Aviation Today|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Beechcraft C-12 Huron|C-12C, C-12D, C-12F and C-12J Huron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/c12-huron/|title=C-12 Huron Military Passenger and Transport Aircraft|date=August 17, 2020|website=Air Force Technology|access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17A Globemaster III]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/see-inside-340-million-boeing-c17-globemaster-iii-military-jet-2022-1|title=See inside a $340 million Boeing military transport jet that keeps American troops and supplies moving around the world|last=Pallini|first=Thomas|date=January 18, 2022|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/usaf-completes-largest-ever-c-17-launch-with-rapid-deployment-of-24-aircraft/151596.article|title=USAF completes largest-ever C-17 launch with rapid deployment of 24 aircraft|last=Finnerty|first=Ryan|date=January 11, 2023|website=Flight Global|access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130H, LC-130H, and WC-130H Hercules]]
* [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J and C-130J-30 Super Hercules]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-c-130h-upgrade/|title=C-130 Pilots Test Out 'Entirely New' Cockpit For Aging 'H' Models|last=Roza|first=David|date=October 17, 2023|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Dornier 328|C-146A Wolfhound]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theaviationist.com/2022/05/13/u-s-c-146a-landing-latvia/|title=A C-146A Wolfhound Has Carried Out The First-Ever Landing Of A U.S. Military Aircraft On a Latvian Highway|last=Cenciotti|first=David|date=May 13, 2022|website=The Aviationist|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/3470229/919th-sow-leads-deployment-strengthens-interoperability-in-south-america/|title=919th SOW leads deployment, strengthens interoperability in South America|last=Giagante|first=Michelle|date=July 24, 2023|website=southcom.mil|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey|CV-22B Osprey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theaviationist.com/2022/10/16/the-stranded-usaf-cv-22-osprey-recovered/|title=The Stranded USAF CV-22 Osprey Has Finally Been Recovered|last=D'Urso|first=Stefano|date=October 16, 2022|website=The Aviationist|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-expands-aircraft-fleet-with-two-cv-22b-osprey/|title=USAF expands aircraft fleet with two CV-22B Osprey|date=July 1, 2013|website=Air Force Technology|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref>
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