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C-5M Super Galaxy visits Eglin AFB to undergo defensive countermeasures tests 31 May 2021 (Last Updated May 31st, 2021 14:59) C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport aircraft is a modernised version of the legacy C-5. Share Article A 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy releases flares during a test conducted on 12 May at Eglin Air Force Base. Credit: US Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr. The US Air Force (USAF) has announced that a 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft released flares during a test conducted at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) ...

US Air Force/Samuel King Jr. The giant C-5M Super Galaxy released flares during a defensive countermeasures test on the Eglin range. Flares are high-temperature heat sources used to mislead surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles' heat-seekers. A C-5M Super Galaxy, belonging to the 436th Airlift Wing, from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, was involved in a defensive countermeasures testing campaign that saw the US Air Force's largest aircraft release flares, at night, over an area of the Eglin range, Florida. Each night, the C-5M released more than 15 flares, repeat...

Engineers, testers and support staff working on the Eglin Air Force Base range enjoyed a fireworks display the last two weeks courtesy of the Air Force’s largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy.,

Engineers, testers and support staff working on the Eglin Air Force Base range enjoyed a fireworks display the last two weeks courtesy of the Air Force's...

Engineers, testers and support staff working on the Eglin Air Force Base range enjoyed a fireworks display the last two weeks courtesy of the Air Force’s largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy.,