Four R-11 fuel trucks approach a C-5M Super Galaxy prior to a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight performed the first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

Dover AFB performs first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel

Staff Sgt. Amelia Bradfield, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, attaches a fuel service hose to a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. Airmen from the 9th AS and the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight performed the first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel, utilizing four R-11 fuel trucks simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)
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Team Dover members prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. A wet wing defuel removes the fuel from an aircraft and transfers it to a R-11 fuel truck while the engines are still running in order to decrease aircraft ground time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies

Dover AFB performs first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel

Team Dover members prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. A wet wing defuel removes the fuel from an aircraft and transfers it to a R-11 fuel truck while the engines are still running in order to decrease aircraft ground time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies
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  • Four R-11 fuel trucks approach a C-5M Super Galaxy prior to a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight performed the first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

    Dover AFB performs first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel

    Staff Sgt. Amelia Bradfield, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, attaches a fuel service hose to a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. Airmen from the 9th AS and the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight performed the first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel, utilizing four R-11 fuel trucks simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)
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  • Team Dover members prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. A wet wing defuel removes the fuel from an aircraft and transfers it to a R-11 fuel truck while the engines are still running in order to decrease aircraft ground time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies

    Dover AFB performs first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel

    Team Dover members prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy for a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. A wet wing defuel removes the fuel from an aircraft and transfers it to a R-11 fuel truck while the engines are still running in order to decrease aircraft ground time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies
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Dover AFB performs first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel

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  • By Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies
  • 436th Airlift Wing
DOVER AIRFORCE BASE, Delaware --  A C-5M Super Galaxy taxis down the flight line prior to a wet wing defuel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 28, 2023. Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron and the 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron petroleum, oil and lubricant flight performed the first C-5M Super Galaxy wet wing defuel, utilizing four R-11 fuel trucks simultaneously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)