27 June, 2018: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, a major unit of Lockheed Martin celebrated the 50th anniversary of the C-5 Galaxy strategic transport at the company’s Marietta, Georgia, facility. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal served as the principal speaker for the event, which was attended by Lockheed Martin employees, elected officials and representatives from the US Air Force.
The C-5 Galaxy strategic transport has been operated exclusively by the US Air Force since 1970. All production C-5s were built at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta site. The first C-5A rolled out of the Marietta facility on March 2, 1968. The first C-5 made its first flight on June 30, 1968. A total of 131 C-5s were built between 1968-1975 (81 C-5As) and 1985 and 1989 (50 C?5Bs).