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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

From the flight deck, Master Sgt. Christine King, top left, and Tech. Sgt. Brinnae Wigley, top right, both 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, watch Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., repositions himself on his third attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III weighing approximately 418,898 pounds, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Kate Lord, Edwards’ wife, left, and members of the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron cheer on Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, during this attempt. Edwards is scheduled to attempt pulling a C-17 during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Kate Lord, wife of Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., moves excess rope used for grip June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, attempted pulling a C-17 Globemaster III after 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers repositioned the aircraft for his third attempt at pulling the aircraft weighing 418,898 pounds. He is scheduled to attempt pulling a C-17 during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., tightens his harness prior to his first attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, who has previously competed in the World’s Strongest Man competition, is scheduled to attempt pulling a C-17 during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., slowly pulls a C-17 Globemaster III on his first attempt, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, who has previously competed in the World’s Strongest Man competition, is scheduled to attempt pulling a C-17 during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., nears the end of his first attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Kate Lord, Edwards’ wife, left, takes up the excess rope used for grip by Edwards as Staff Sgt. Aaron Williams, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, monitors his safety and signals to aircraft maintainers for brakes and chocks at the end of his first attempt. The rope was attached to a tow vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Aircraft maintenance personnel from the 712th and 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons reposition a C-17 Globemaster III for Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., for his second attempt at pulling the aircraft weighing approximately 418,898 pounds, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards is scheduled to attempt pulling a C-17 during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., lines up his rope used for grip prior to his second attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Kate Lord, Edwards’ wife, left, and members of the 712th and 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons watched Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, attempt to pull the C-17 weighing approximately 418,898 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Kate Lord, wife of Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., moves excess rope used for grip on his third attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, attempted pulling the C-17 after 712th and 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel repositioned the aircraft weighing a total of 418,898 pounds that included 133,800 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Tom Embleton, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron and Mary Moss, 62nd Operations Group, both honorary commanders at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., look at DNA samples stored in the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, June 8, 2017 at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System facility on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Embleton, a FedEx senior manager and Moss, a Lakewood, Wash., councilwoman, toured AFMES on the second day of a three-day Community Relations Tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Staff Sgt. Guiseppe Francioni, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations uniform section, briefs Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., honorary commanders and civic leaders about all the service uniforms carried in the section for fallen service members June 8, 2017, at AFMAO on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Francioni mentioned that fallen service members are provided brand-new dress uniforms with all the proper decorations and medals prior to departing AFMAO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Mike Williams, 436th Aerial Port Squadron air freight supervisor, explains the cargo building and tracking process used in the Super Port to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., honorary commanders and civic leaders June 8, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dover’s Super Port has been chosen by Air Mobility Command to be used as a model for all other aerial ports in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Chet Hollingsworth, Air Mobility Command Museum tour guide, talks with Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., honorary commanders and civic leaders by a B-17G Flying Fortress June 8, 2017 at the AMC Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hollingsworth answered questions from the group about the Sperry Ball Turret used by B-17 gunners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Sam Stiles, 436th Maintenance Group contractor office representative, demonstrates the movements of a C-5 main landing gear maintenance trainer for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., honorary commanders and civic leaders June 9, 2017 at the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 3 on Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Senior leadership from the 43th Airlift Wing and 62nd AW, along with Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., honorary commanders and civic leaders, pose for a photo in front of a C-17A Globemaster III, June 9, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The JBLM group came to Dover for a three-day Community Relations Tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, greets Carlene Joseph with Harborstone Credit Union in Washington, after arriving on a C-17 Globemaster III June 7, 2017 on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Joseph, an Air Mobility Command civic leader to Gen. Carlton Everhart, AMC commander, Scott AFB, Ill., and 18 honorary commanders and civic leaders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., came to Dover for a three-day Community Relations Tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Jaimie Garrett, 62nd Maintenance Group honorary commander, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., listens to 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Inspection Dock personnel talk about cargo capacity of the C-5M Super Galaxy June 7, 2017 on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Honorary commanders and civic leaders spent over an hour touring the Super Galaxy undergoing inspections and maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Airman 1st Class Jacob Dulcie, 436th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, leads honorary commanders and civic leaders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., around the tail section of a C-5M Super Galaxy undergoing inspection and maintenance June 7, 2017 at the Isochronal Inspection Dock on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The group climbed up the tail stand about six stories to get a birds-eye view of the aircraft in the ISO dock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Melissa Dravis, United Parcel Service human resources supervisor out of Seattle, Wash., and Airman Alfonso Bustamante, 436th Security Forces Squadron response force member, share a funny moment during breakfast June 8, 2017 at the Patterson Dining Facility on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Honorary commanders, civic leaders and 62nd Airlift Wing senior leadership from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., got to meet with Team Dover Airmen before starting day two of their Community Relations Tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Team Dover hosts McChord Civic Leaders

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., honorary commanders and civic leaders look at display cases June 8, 2017 at the Joint Personal Effects Depot on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The display cases contained unclaimed items recovered at the Pentagon from the 9/11 attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: 436th SFS hosts Philadelphia Police Department

Staff Sgt. Guiseppe Francioni, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations uniform section, explains to members of the Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia, Pa., all the service uniforms carried in the section for fallen service members, May 11, 2017, at AFMAO on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Francioni mentioned that fallen service members are provided brand-new dress uniforms with all the proper decorations and medals prior to departing AFMAO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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