Editing Short C-23 Sherpa (section)

===U.S. Air Force===
[[File:C-23A-1.jpg|thumb|The first C-23A for U.S. Air Force during its official rollout ceremony]]
[[File:C-5-C-23-1.jpg|thumb|A C-23 Sherpa in center front with a C-5 Galaxy in rear]]
The ''C-23A Sherpa'' entered service with the United States Air Force in Europe in 1985<ref name="olive-drab"/> based at [[Zweibrücken Air Base]]. It continued in use in the EDSA role until November 1990 with the post-cold war force reductions.<ref name="scramble"/> All the Sherpas returned to the United States; three aircraft were transferred to the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, eight aircraft went to the U.S. Army and the remaining seven to the U.S. Forest Service. The Test Pilot School's aircraft were retired in 1997.<ref name="scramble"/>