The C-17 carries the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.
The C-17 xanbaarsan magaca laba diyaaradaha xamuulka ciidamada qalab-engined hore, C-74 Douglas Globemaster iyo Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.