Load: 102 troops/paratroops; 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants; 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms) of cargo (18 pallet positions) The C-17 Globemaster serves as the U.S. Air Force ...

which Boeing claims could go up to 110,000 lbs in sequential load drops. Powered by four F117-PW-100 turbofan engines ...

Insider got an up-close look at the C-17, also known as the Moose. You can load 172,000 pounds of cargo on here, whether it has to do with vehicles or any type of palletized cargo. We can take people.

There's a pilot, a copilot, and one loadmaster. So, my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, whether it be helicopters, tanks, Humvees, ambulatory patients. Ultimately ...