New shorts keep Dover maintenance Airmen cool

Airmen from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a C-17 Globemaster III for take off at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. According to the modifications of Air Force Instruction 36-2903, maintenance commanders can now authorize Airmen to wear dark blue shorts in place of the Operational Camouflage Pattern trousers when temperatures are expected to meet or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)

New shorts keep Dover maintenance Airmen cool

Airmen from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron push aerospace ground equipment while wearing dark blue shorts at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. According to the modifications of Air Force Instruction 36-2903, maintenance commanders can now authorize Airmen to wear dark blue shorts in place of the Operational Camouflage Pattern trousers when temperatures are expected to meet or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)

New shorts keep Dover maintenance Airmen cool

Airmen from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to marshal a C-17 Globemaster III for take off at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. According to the modifications of Air Force Instruction 36-2903, maintenance commanders can now authorize Airmen to wear dark blue shorts in place of the Operational Camouflage Pattern trousers when temperatures are expected to meet or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)

New shorts keep Dover maintenance Airmen cool

Airman Noah Mills, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, marshals a C-17 Globemaster III for take off at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. According to the modifications of Air Force Instruction 36-2903, maintenance commanders can now authorize Airmen to wear dark blue shorts in place of the Operational Camouflage Pattern trousers when temperatures are expected to meet or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)

New shorts keep Dover maintenance Airmen cool

Col. Matt Husemann, center, 436th Airlift Wing commander, poses for a photo with Airmen from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. According to the modifications of Air Force Instruction 36-2903, maintenance commanders can now authorize Airmen to wear dark blue shorts in place of the Operational Camouflage Pattern trousers when temperatures are expected to meet or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. (This image has been altered for security purposes to blur out an identification badge) (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephani Barge)

New shorts keep Dover AFB maintenance Airmen cool

Published Aug. 5, 2021
By Senior Airman Stephani Barge
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --