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  • The ties that bind

    Master Sgt. Bryan Boyd, 356th Airlift Squadron load master, shows Kelly Kamiya and Karizza Cruz the different chains that are used to tie down cargo during a walk-through tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Dec. 18, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The visitors also toured the C-5

  • Texas C-5M delivers supplies to Puerto Rico

    In the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean region of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Citizen Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing flew their 17th mission in a C-5M Super Galaxy in less than a month to answer their nation’s call for

  • Texas Reserve Wing assists with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

    Late in the evening of Aug. 30, 2017, Critical Care Air Transportation Teams from the 59th Medical Wing here, and from other Air Force units around the country; supplies and equipment were manifested on board a 433rd Airlift Wing, C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft bound for Houston.The mission was to

  • Alamo Wing C-5s take cover ahead of Hurricane Harvey

    Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, made the decision to temporarily relocate seven C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft to Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss, Texas in preparation for Hurricane Harvey's arrival to the Texas coast.

  • Maintainers work dilligently to repair C-5Ms

    Tech. Sgt. Carlos Galvis, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, monitors a jack in preperation to perform routine maintenace on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft August 22, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

  • JBSA-Lackland C-5s to undergo maintenance fix

    The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Commander, Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, on Aug. 2, 2017 ordered a stand-down of all C-5s until a directed repair is completed. The 433rd Airlift Wing here has eight C-5M Super Galaxy aircrafts. The C-5 stand down will replace all C-5 ball screw assembly parts