I was in USAF for 8 years and was stationed at Travis AFB for the last 4 of them; in the subsequent 35.5 years I lived in Fairfield, CA. Over those nearly 40 years, I grew quite used to--but never tired of--these behemoths flying overhead. I've moved since to the Pacific Northwest, so I only occasionally see its smaller cousin, the C-17, these days. My son wanted to be a loadmaster on a C-5, but he would've had to wait quite a while for a position to open. Instead, he is now an avionics technician for F-15Es in North Carolina.

This veteran colossus of the air and a thousand battles continues to be the King of the skies, the Big Pappy, the Patron, the boss, the Master and Lord, the Titan, the mere chingon as we say in Mexico, I collect planes and I still don't have one of these, without a doubt it must be quite an experience to see these soldiers prepare it for each mission and even more when hearing the engines snort in a powerful way that are overwhelming when heard, another great piece of aviation engineering !!!!!!

I want to know, as the wind turns the fans, is there any oil pressure?? Anyone got any idea? And thank you for the excellent video! God bless American Troops, you got your act together!

They should have saved one the C-5A's, because of their GE TF-39 engine for airshows because the unique sound those engines make. I realize the new engines are a MAJOR upgrade. Much quieter and more powerful.