Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Senior Airman John Weaver, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, talks with Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., in the C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock, Nov. 28, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Weaver explained to Carper how aircraft maintainers use the point of use electronic consolidated tool kit and the advantages of having commonly used tools located near the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Sparks, 436th Airlift Wing command chief, welcomes Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., to Dover Air Force Base, Del., Nov. 28, 2016. During his half-day visit, Carper met with senior leadership from the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings, 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Inspection Dock, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, and the Joint Personal Effects Depot. At each stop, he met with Team Dover members and thanked them for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Col. D. Scott Durham, 512th Airlift Wing commander, listens to Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., prior to the start of a meeting with Team Dover senior leadership Nov. 28, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carper talked with senior leaders from the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, and the Joint Personal Effects Depot prior to the start of his tour of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Senior Airman Akeem Beazer, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, explains to Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., what maintenance task he is performing on top of a C-5B Galaxy Nov. 28, 2016, in the C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock on Dover Air Force Base, Del. John Greim, 436th MXS Isochronal Inspection Dock coordinator, observed Beazer as he demonstrated the removal of the right wing splice bolt panel, a task listed in the inspection work cards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., autographs a hard hat at the end of his C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock tour Nov. 28, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Distinguished visitors to the ISO Dock are asked to sign the hard hat they wore during their tour as it will be placed in a glass case across from the ISO Dock Coordinator’s Office, making Carper’s hard hat the ninth one on display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., thanks members of the 436th Maintenance Squadron C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock for conducting his tour Nov. 28, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. During his tour of the ISO Dock, Carper walked across the wings of a C-5B Galaxy undergoing an inspection, observed maintenance being performed and talked with aircraft maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Col. Dawn Lancaster and Chief Master Sgt. Meshelle Dyer, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander and chief enlisted manager respectively, brief Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., on the current status of AFMAO, Nov. 28, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carper also met with personnel in the AFMAO gymnasium section who briefed him on the resiliency program established for members assigned to AFMAO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., poses for a photo with Team Dover members outside The Fisher House at the conclusion of his tour Nov. 28, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carper met with senior leadership from the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings, 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Inspection Dock, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, the Joint Personal Effects Depot and The Fisher House. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

Snapshot: Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Published Dec. 7, 2016
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Senior Airman John Weaver, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, talks with Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., in the C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock, Nov. 28, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Weaver explained to Carper how aircraft maintainers use the point of use electronic consolidated tool kit and the advantages of having commonly used tools located near the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)