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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 16, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 709th AS is a component of the 512th Airlift Wing, a Reserve unit stationed at Dover AFB, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The C-119 was a military transport aircraft used primarily to carry cargo, personnel and equipment. It also had airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. C-119 are a twin tail-boomed cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 Force Base, Calif. Adkins is an experienced loadmaster with more than 3,500 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 is loaded onto the forward ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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, Calif. This airlift mission was used as training experience for the new loadmasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

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 Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into a C-5M Super Galaxy’s cargo bay Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Barnes and Chilcoat, both stationed at Edwards AFB, were vital in logistic support of this mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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Weather or not here comes Team Dover, NASCAR

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard march across the race track prior to the singing of the national anthem by American Country music singer Easton Corbin Oct. 2, 2016, at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. The honor guard presented the colors prior to the Citizen Soldier 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race as two F-16 aircraft from the Texas Air National Guard, 149th Fighter Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, flew overhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Weather or not here comes Team Dover, NASCAR

First Lt. Taylor Stephens, 3d Airlift Squadron pilot, takes a food order from a customer during the Citizen Soldier 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Oct. 2, 2016, at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. Stephens and other members of the 3d AS volunteered to work the concession stand to raise money for the squadron booster club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Weather or not here comes Team Dover, NASCAR

Aric Almirola, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for the No. 43 Smithfield Ford, comes in for a pit stop during the Citizen Soldier 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Oct. 2, 2016, at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. The U.S. Air Force, one of many sponsors of the No. 43 car, started in the 27th position and finished the race in 16th place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Weather or not here comes Team Dover, NASCAR

Staff Sgt. Megan VanValkenburg, 166th Security Forces Squadron, New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del., watches race cars take warm-up laps for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive Sober 200 Oct. 2, 2016, at the Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. VanValkenburg and other members of the military were part of the pre-race ceremonies and honorary pit crew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Weather or not here comes Team Dover, NASCAR

Lt. Gen. Bill Bender, Chief Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., meets with the newest U.S. Air Force recruits prior to taking the oath of enlistment during pre-race ceremonies during the Citizen Soldier 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Oct. 2, 2016, at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. Bender, along with Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Delaware National Guard adjutant general, administered the oath to enlistees that will be entering active duty or the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Weather or not here comes Team Dover, NASCAR

Aric Almirola, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for the No. 43 Smithfield Ford, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Bill Bender, Chief Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., during driver introductions for the Citizen Soldier 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Oct. 2, 2016, at Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. Almirola was also greeted by Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Delaware National Guard adjutant general; Grammy Award-winning musician Joe Walsh, race grand marshal; and retired Oklahoma Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Colt Floyd. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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