United States Armed Forces

====Mobility Air Force====
{{main|Air Mobility Command}}

[[File:Boeing Flight Test & Evaluation (28081863073).jpg|thumb|A [[KC-46A Pegasus]] refueling a [[C-17A Globemaster III]]]]

The Mobility Air Force (MAF) are organized under Air Mobility Command and comprise the Air Force's [[Military transport aircraft|airlift]], [[Aerial refueling|air refueling]], and [[aeromedical evacuation]] forces.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amc.af.mil/About-Us/ | title=Gen. Minihan Keynote Intro for A/TA 2021 }}</ref>

The airlift forces operate three different major aircraft. The [[C-5M Super Galaxy]] is the largest aircraft in the Air Force, serving as a strategic transport aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104492/c-5m-super-galaxy/ | title=C-5M Super Galaxy }}</ref> The [[C-17A Globemaster III]] is the airlift forces most flexible aircraft, conducting both strategic and tactical airlift operations. It is also capable of conducting airborne operations for the Army and aerial resupply through airdropping cargo.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1529726/c-17-globemaster-iii/ | title=C-17 Globemaster III }}</ref> Finally, the [[C-130J Super Hercules]] is a tactical airlifter, conducting both cargo airlift and supporting Army airborne operations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1555054/c-130-hercules/ | title=C-130 Hercules }}</ref> Other major airlift platforms include the [[VC-25]], which serves as the personal plane of the [[president of the United States]], better known as [[Air Force One]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104588/vc-25-air-force-one/ | title=VC-25 - Air Force One }}</ref>

The Air Force also operates three major aerial refueling tankers. The [[KC-46A Pegasus]] is its most modern tanker, replacing the aging [[KC-10A Extender]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104537/kc-46a-pegasus/ | title=KC-46A Pegasus }}</ref> The remaining tanker is the [[KC-135 Stratotanker]], which has flown since the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1529736/kc-135-stratotanker/ | title=KC-135 Stratotanker }}</ref> Tankers are also capable of conducting limited airlift operations.