House lawmakers are urging the Air Force to come up with a plan for replacing some of its oldest Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy aircraft with new Boeing-built C-17 Globemaster III cargo haulers, according to a congressional report. The House Appropriations committee included the language this week in its report on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2009 warfighting supplemental appropriations bill. The full committee is slated to review the request Thursday. "The Air Force is encouraged to work with Congress and...
