A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II of the U.S. Air Force's Military Air Transport Service sits on the ramp with its clamshell nose doors open, ready to receive cargo. Introduced in the early 1950s, the C-124 was America's primary heavy-lift military transport during the Cold War, capable of carrying tanks, artillery, and hundreds of troops across the globe in support of American military operations worldwide. Project: 218463