C-5M Achieves Initial Operational Capability

By Courtney Albon / February 21, 2014 at 5:39 PM
ORLANDO, FL -- The Air Force announced today that it has declared its upgraded C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft operational after several milestone delays over the past year. Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Paul Selva, speaking at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, FL, said the program had achieved initial operational capability (IOC). “I'm proud to announce that IOC is effective today,” Selva said. “We've delivered our 16th airplane, we've established the supply networks . . . the...

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