Firetrucks from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department give C-5M Super Galaxy 87-0040 and a customary spray-down as it pulls onto its parking spot April 2, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. An airc More
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxies down the flight line prior to takeoff Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Eighteen C-5Ms are assigned to Dover AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Tech. Sgt. Aaron Adcock, 74th Aerial Port Squadron special handling specialist, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, signals driver Archie Fellows, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Ta More
Larry McGunnigle, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 logistics specialist, keeps an eye on the fifth-wheel as it connects to a 48-foot trailer March 3, 2016, at the 436th Aeri More
Tech. Sgt. Matt Wright, 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, runs through a maintenance preflight check list on a C-5 Super Galaxy, July 10, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Airmen from the 709th AS and t More
Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing familiarize themselves with survival radios, navigational equipment and maps before going into the woods for training, Aug. 7, 2016, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The Airmen comp More
A 709th Airlift Squadron patch sits on the shoulder of Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th AS loadmaster, during a mission to bring the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” to the Air Mobility More
Senior Master Sgt. Bernard London, 709th Airlift Squadron, clears his weapon before boarding a C-5M Super Galaxy flying to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. to support a joint emergency deployment exercise, Dover More
A C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del., gains speed down the runway on its takeoff roll Nov. 21, 2019, at Dover AFB, Del. Approximately every three minutes, an Air Mo More
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 More
After a customary spray-down by firetrucks, C-5M Super Galaxy 87-0040 taxis onto its parking spot April 2, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The delivery of the 18th and final C-5M to Dover AFB completes Team More
A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior to takeoff Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Eighteen C-5Ms are assigned to Dover AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Members of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 unload shoring March 3, 2016, at the 436th Aerial Port Squadron marshalling yard on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The shoring was us More
Master Sgt. Eric Darago (back), 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, and Master Sgt. Robert Prothero (front), 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspect panels inside a cargo department of a C-5 More
Master Sgt. Erik Paglusch and Staff Sgt. Travis Shea, both loadmasters with the 512th Airlift Control Flight, discuss map coordinates during a refresher combat survival training course Aug. 7, 2016, Dover Air F More
Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron load portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” onto a K-Loader during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a More
Senior Master Sgt. Bernard London, 709th Airlift Squadron, directs a Humvee onto a C-5M Super Galaxy during a joint emergency deployment exercise focusing on loading and unloading procedures of personnel and th More
C-5M Super Galaxy 87-0040 taxis onto its parking spot April 2, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The delivery of the 18th and final C-5M to Dover AFB completes Team Dover's fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Senior Airman Maizel Lacson, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Brandon Jones, 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer discuss panel components on a C-5 Super Galaxy during training o More
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, lifts a tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum More
Airmen and Soldiers load a C-5M Super Galaxy during a joint emergency deployment exercise, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, March 18, 2017. The 709th Airlift Squadron flew from Dover Air Force Base, Del. to work with More
Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash, Air Mobility Command vice commander, taxis Team Dover's 18th and last C-5M Super Galaxy, 87-0040 onto its parking spot April 2, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Bash officially deliv More
Bruce Newhaus, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 logistics manager, and Anna Reed, 436th Aerial Port Squadron hazardous material inspector processor, inspect cargo and review More
Airmen from the 709th Airlift Squadron and the 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron examine tires, wheel wells, and panels during flightline maintenance training, July 10, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Air More
Maj. Jason Pennypacker and Lt. Col. Jeffery Snyder, both with the 326th Airlift Squadron, pull out radios and maps during a refresher combat survival training course Aug. 7, 2016, Blackbird State Forest, Smyrna More
The tail markings on the tail section of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. C-119s were built at Fairchild’s Hagerstown, Md. Factory More
A C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del., takes off Nov. 21, 2019, at Dover AFB, Del. Approximately every three minutes, an Air Mobility Command aircraft takes off, pr More
Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash, Air Mobility Command vice commander, left, presents Senior Airman Bradley Harris, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, right, the ceremonial aircraft key for Team D More
Jimmie Richards, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 driver/mechanic, backs up a Western Star Constellation truck attached to a 54-foot Great Dane trailer into the cargo compar More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Fellman (left) and Master Sgt. Darnell Johnson (right), 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, refer to a technical order as they prepare to service a C-5 Super Galaxy, July 10, 2016 More
Les Polley, Air Mobility Command Museum aircraft restoration chief, inspects the interior fuselage of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” during a mission to bring it to the AMC Muse More
Senior Airman Bradley Harris, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, holds the ceremonial aircraft key to C-5M 87-0040 April 2, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team Dover received its 18t More
A C-5M Super Galaxy starts on its takeoff roll Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Eighteen C-5Ms are assigned to Dover AFB and feature over 70 upgrades, including four General Electric Aviation F-138 More
Archie Fellows, driver/mechanic, left, and Diron Powell, search manager, right, watch Jimmie Richards, driver/mechanic, all from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1, back u More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Fellman, 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, pumps liquid oxygen out of a C-5 Super Galaxy, July 10, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Liquid oxygen helps pilots breathe at high More
Staff Sgt. Martin Guy, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” to a pallet during a mission to bring it to the AMC Museum via a More
Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash, Air Mobility Command vice commander, sits in the pilot's seat of Team Dover's 13th C-5M Super Galaxy, 85-0004 April 2, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Bash officially delivered 87-0 More
A C-5M Super Galaxy starts to rotate and takeoff Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Eighteen C-5Ms are assigned to Dover AFB and feature over 70 upgrades, including four General Electric Aviation F-1 More
Tech. Sgt. Frederick Raffaelli, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals Jimmie Richards, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 driver/mechanic, as he drives a Western Star Cons More
Crew chiefs from the 512th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to service the liquid oxygen in a C-5 Super Galaxy, July 10, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Liquid oxygen helps pilots breathe at high altit More
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th AS loadmaster, martial a K-Loader, carrying a tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co More
A C-5M Super Galaxy approaches the runway for a touch and go landing during a local training flight Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft are able to utilize one runway while a major constructio More
Tech. Sgt. Justin Leonard, left, and Senior Airman Kayla Russell, both 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, keep watch on the rear wheels of a Western Star Constellation truck as it rolls backwards up the DAMAS 26 More
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, martials a K-Loader, carrying the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special,” toward the forward cargo entrance of a C-5 More
Eddie Thurston, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 medical specialist, hooks a tie-down strap to a C-5M Super Galaxy cargo compartment floor D-ring March 3, 2016, on Dover Air More
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Forc More
Loadmasters assigned to the 9th Airlift Squadron loaded various types of vehicles belonging to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Va.: Virginia Task Force 1 into the cargo compartment of a C-5M Supe More
Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron deploy jack pads from the forward cargo ramp of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The jack pads support the weight of cargo as it i More
A C-5M Super Galaxy flies feet off the runway as it comes in for a touch and go landing during a local training flight Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft are able to utilize one runway while More
A tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” is loaded into a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 airdropped mobile bridge sections More
A C-5M Super Galaxy starts to rotate and take off while practicing touch and go landings during a local training flight Aug. 17, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft are able to utilize one runway while More
Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron pull portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into the cargo bay of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, C More
Staff Sgt. Johnathan Barnes, 412th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Chilcoat, 412th LRS air transportation specialist, push the palletized tail section of the Fa More
Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron prepare to load the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. More
Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Forc More
Portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” sit inside a C-5M Super Galaxy’s cargo bay during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards A More