Nine C-5M Super Galaxies and 10 C-17A Globemaster IIIs sit on the flight line covered in snow Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. 4 inches of snow fell onto Dover the night before, in what was the East Coast’s first snowstorm of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
Members from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spray deicing fluid onto the wing of a C-17A Globemaster III, based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The deicing fluid removes built-up ice and snow from the aircraft in order to make it flight-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
Members from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spray deicing fluid onto the wing of a C-17A Globemaster III, based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The deicing fluid removes built-up ice and snow from the aircraft in order to make it flight-ready. The photographer and camera were hit by some of this fluid as it was blown off of the plane by the strong winds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
Members from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spray deicing fluid onto the tail of a C-17A Globemaster III, based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The year’s first major snowstorm hit the East Coast the night before, dropping 4 inches of snow onto Dover’s flight line. The photographer and camera were hit by some of this fluid as it was blown off of the plane by the strong winds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
A flock of snow geese flies over the runway Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This was the first snow storm of 2014 which dumped four inches of snow in the Dover area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
A snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy sits on the flight line Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This was the first snow storm of 2014 to hit the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Team Dover aircraft maintenance personnel tow a C-5M Super Galaxy down the flight line Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Snow removal crews from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron cleared the flight line during and after the snow storm. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxies sit on the flight line Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This was the first snow storm of 2014 to hit the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Team Dover aircraft maintenance personnel tow a C-5M Super Galaxy down the flight line Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The tow team crew pushed the aircraft out of the wash rack hangar after the snow storm passed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
A snow plow from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron clears snow in front of a snow-covered C-17A Globemaster III Jan. 3, 2014, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. As snow fell and even after, the base continued normal operations as Team Dover personnel initiated snow removal throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)