The Team Dover Eagle stands against the setting sun underneath the base flagpole Oct. 21, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Team Dover members work 24/7 to deliver some of the nation's most precious cargo and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Members of the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Transient Alert Section and 436th Aerial Port Squadron prepare to service a Boeing 747 Oct. 21, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft maintainers and aerial porters work in unison to ensure the quick turn-around of military and civilian aircraft at all hours of the night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Dover After Dark

Staff Sgt. David Ramos, a shift ramp controller with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks palletized cargo against the cargo manifest Oct. 21, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. During his shift, Ramos ensures that all inbound and outbound cargo is accounted for and properly manifested. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Dover After Dark

Staff Sgt. Julio Lopez, a ramp operations supervisor with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, marshals in a k-loader Oct. 21, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Lopez and other aerial porters load and unload cargo on civilian and military aircraft at all hours of the night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Dover After Dark

Senior Airman Russell Schemmel, a ramp operations specialist with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, transfers cargo onto a k-loader Oct. 21, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Schemmel and other aerial porters loaded palletized cargo onto a Boeing 747 aircraft during the night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Dover after dark

Published Oct. 23, 2012
By Roland Balik
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Team Dover is busy 24/7 delivering some of the nation's most precious cargo and personnel. View these photos for a glimpse of operations after dark.

Dover After Dark

Dover After Dark

Dover After Dark