The new C-5 transport configuration, the C-5M Super Galaxy, has had “phenomenal, magnificent performance” since its fleet introduction, said Gen. Raymond Johns, head of Air Mobility Command, Tuesday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference. With it, the Air Force is able to deliver equipment rapidly to ground troops in Afghanistan, he said. The C-5Ms carry this cargo from Rota, Spain, on eight-hour flights into the combat theater. “We would not have used the C-5 before for a very critical mission” like this because of reliability issues with previous configurations, he said. Johns said he was recently at Rota talking to airmen who loaded helicopters onto a C-5M. These airmen told him that “the airplane doesn’t break” and the crews “wore out before the aircraft” did. “That’s how wonderful the new C-5M is,” he said. The C-5M model features new engines, reliability enhancements, and avionics. There are three C-5Ms already in service; Lockheed Martin is modifying 52 of USAF’s C-5s to the M configuration. The next C-5M to enter the fleet, the fourth overall, will be delivered in the coming weeks to Dover AFB, Del.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
