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A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
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A C-5M Super Galaxy taxies down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior
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A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior to an early evening takeoff Aug. 21, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Eighteen C-5M’s are assigned to Dover AFB, along with 13 C-17 Globemaster IIIs that provide 20 percent of the nation’s outsized airlift capacity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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