Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Col. Matt Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, taxis a C-17 Globemaster III after a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. The 3rd AS constantly trains to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

A Dover Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III flies over Virginia during a local training sortie, Aug. 4, 2021. Dover AFB supports 20% of the nation’s strategic airlift and routinely flies local training missions to sustain mission readiness for global operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Capt. Steve Tice, right, 436th Operations Support Squadron chief of tactics, and 1st Lt. Nick Johnson, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over Virginia, Aug. 4, 2021. The 3rd AS constantly trains to provide global reach with unique, outsized and oversized airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Col. Matt Husemann, 436th Airlift Wing commander, looks out a window from the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III during a local training flight over Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. The 3rd AS routinely trains to ensure aircrew operational readiness to support global operations through delivery of time-critical assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Maj. Daniel Velo, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, closes an external power outlet on a C-17 Globemaster III before a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. The 3rd AS routinely trains to ensure aircrew operational readiness to support global operations through delivery of time-critical assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Staff Sgt. Scott Ackerly, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, enters data into a computer before a local training flight on a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. The 3rd AS routinely trains to ensure aircrew operational readiness to support global operations through delivery of time-critical assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Staff Sgt. Scott Ackerly, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III before a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. The 3rd AS routinely trains to ensure aircrew operational readiness to support global operations through delivery of time-critical assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Staff Sgt. Scott Ackerly, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, tests emergency lights on a C-17 Globemaster III before a local training flight at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021. Dover AFB supports 20% of the nation’s strategic airlift and routinely flies local training missions to sustain mission readiness for global operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

First Lt. Nick Johnson, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, performs pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III before a local training mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 4, 2021.The 3rd AS routinely trains to ensure aircrew operational readiness to support global operations through delivery of time-critical assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Schaefer)

Dover AFB commander flies with 3rd AS Royals

Published Aug. 9, 2021
By Senior Airman Faith Schaefer
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --