Dover AFB

Airmen from the 436th Maintenance Group conduct a sweep for unexploded ordnance around a C-17A Globemaster III of the 436th Airmen from the 436th Maintenance Group conduct a sweep for unexploded ordnance around a C-17A Globemaster III of the 436th Airlift Wing Dec. 13, 2012, at Dover AFB, Del. The 436th Maintenance Group conducted a training exercise to evaluate the deployment preparedness levels of its Airmen. Dover is home to the 436th Airlift Wing which operates both C-5 Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Greg L. Davis)

Coming Home

A C-17 Globemaster III taxies on the runway Oct. 30, 2012 on the flightline at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The C-17 returned from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. where it was evacuated to during Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chuck Walker)

Dover AFB

Airman Michael Kirsch, a Ramp Services transporter with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, connects a waste hose to a C-17 Globemaster III during a lavatory-servicing operation on the flightline, Feb. 13, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Fleet Services, a subdivision of Ramp Services, ensures all aircraft at Dover AFB, are clean and serviceable for aircrews and passengers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeanette Spain)

Dover AFB

Members of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron off-load cargo pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 10, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeanette Spain)

Dover AFB

Janie Hibby, a member of Leadership Central Delaware, sits in the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 25, 2012. Local community members were afforded the opportunity to partner with Team Dover for the LCD’s annual orientation flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel Taylor)

Dover at RODEO

A C-17 Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base, Del., sits on the flight line at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., for Air Mobility RODEO 2009, July 18. RODEO is an international combat skills and flying operations competition designed to develop and improve techniques and procedures with our international partners to enhance mobility operations (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joe Springfield/Released)