By Roland Balik, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published February 11, 2021
A 436th Civil Engineer Squadron snowplow clears snow from the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
A snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy being prepared for takeoff sits on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Transient C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sit on the snow-covered flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft sit on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
A snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy tail appears to hang over a 436th Civil Engineer Squadron snowplow as it clears a taxiway at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Tails of snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft sit on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
As snow fell, maintainers from the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performed maintenance on the right auxiliary power unit of a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft sit on the flight line as a snowplow from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron clears snow at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
A de-icing vehicle removes snow from the left wing of a transient Tennessee Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III prior to departing Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
A de-icing vehicle removes snow from the aft fuselage of a transient Tennessee Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III prior to departing Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
De-icing vehicles remove snow from the left wing and aft fuselage areas of a transient Tennessee Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III prior to departing Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 11, 2021. As Winter Storm Roland produced a wintry mix of precipitation, the base continued normal operations and prepared for additional forecast snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)