The first production C-5M Super Galaxy makes its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga., facility. It will join three pre-production aircraft already in operational service at Dover AFB, Del.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.
