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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Erickson, 512th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, heats a metal base at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 7, 2024. The metals technology section is part of the fabrication flight within the 436th MXS that repairs and fabricates C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Liberty Matthews)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Townsel, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic systems journeyman, reviews technical orders instructions for the removal of the nose landing gear strut on a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 7, 2025. The Hydraulics Section is one of five flights within the 436th MXS that inspects, maintains, services and repairs C-5M and C-17 Globemaster III hydraulic systems and associated components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force aircraft hydraulic systems specialists from the 436th Maintenance Squadron, drain hydraulic fluid from the C-5M Super Galaxy nose landing gear strut prior to facilitating the removal and replacement of the internal seals at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 7, 2025. The Hydraulics Section is one of five flights within the 436th MXS that inspects, maintains, services and repairs C-5M and C-17 Globemaster III hydraulic systems and associated components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force aircraft hydraulic systems specialists from the 436th Maintenance Squadron, lower the C-5M Super Galaxy nose landing gear strut assembly to accomplish the removal and replacement of the internal seals at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 7, 2025. The Hydraulics Section is one of five flights within the 436th MXS that inspects, maintains, services and repairs C-5M and C-17 Globemaster III hydraulic systems and associated components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Airman 1st Class Esai Mascorro, 436th Maintenance Squadron Wheel and Tire team member, labels a tire at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 18, 2024. The Wheel and Tire section is part of the 436th MXS maintenance flight that inspects, maintains, services and repairs C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 wheel assemblies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Members of the 436th Maintenance Squadron Wheel and Tire section build up a C-17 Globemaster III nose wheel assembly at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 18, 2024. The Wheel and Tire section is part of the 436th MXS maintenance flight that inspects, maintains, services and repairs C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 wheel assemblies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dieondiere Jefferies)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricardo Santos, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, stops in front of a parked C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2024. The AGE flight is one of five flights within the 436th MXS that inspects, maintains, services and repairs AGE to support C-5M Super Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III and Transient Alert maintenance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Reichle, left, 436th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Michael Lett, right, 436th MXS electrical and environmental systems apprentice, move an aircraft slide bottle into position for a hydrostatic check at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2024. The electro-environmental section is part of the accessories flight within the 436th MXS that performs the inspection and repair of C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 electro-environmental systems and components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Airman 1st Class Kalysa Brewer, 436th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems journeyman, adds electrolyte to a C-17 Globemaster III battery at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2024. The electro-environmental section is part of the accessories flight within the 436th MXS that performs the inspection and repair of C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 electro-environmental systems and components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eden Hamrick, 436th Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate section journeyman, prepares to test a C-17 Globemaster III head-up display at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2024. The AIS backshop is part of the accessories flight within the 436th MXS that tests and repairs various avionics instruments on C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Timothy Pope, 512th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems journeyman, reviews maintenance technical orders prior to entering the No 3. main fuel tank of a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 5, 2024. The aircraft fuel systems section is part of the accessories flight within the 436th MXS that performs field inspections and repairs of fuel systems on C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Airman 1st Class Jayden Pena, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance technician, looks to his peers on top of the C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2024. The 436th MXS Isochronal Inspection Dock is the primary inspection sector for the C-5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Liberty Matthews)

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The many faces of the 436th MXS

Published Feb. 18, 2025

Dover Air Force Base, Del. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Erickson, 512th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technician, heats a metal base at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 7, 2024. The metals technology section is part of the fabrication flight within the 436th MXS that repairs and fabricates C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Liberty Matthews)

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