First Direct Arctic Overflight To Afghanistan
Fourteen mobility Airmen teamed together to fly a C-5M Super
Galaxy on a direct, non-stop mission from Dover Air Force Base,
Del., to Bagram, Afghanistan, June 5 and 6, 2011 -- and they called
this a 'shortcut.' The flight was reportedly the first time a US
Air Force plane flew this northern route from the U.S., over Canada
and into the Arctic Circle, then back down through Russian and
Kazakhstan airspace to Afghanistan.