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Snapshot: Students from Japan visit Dover AFB

Souta Sato, a junior high school student from the city of Iwanuma, Miyaga Prefecture, Japan, puts on a BA-22 personnel parachute at the 436th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment facility March 21, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Staff Sgt. Brittany Toth, AFE continuation training instructor, right and Airman 1st Class Andra Johnson, AFE technician, center, provided Sato and 12 other students the opportunity to try on the parachute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Students from Japan visit Dover AFB

Col. Ethan Griffin, 436th Airlift Wing commander, greets junior high school students from the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on the seventh floor of the Air Traffic Control Tower March 21, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The students visited the city of Dover and facilities on Dover AFB during this year's tour. The city of Iwanuma is the sister city to Dover, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Students from Japan visit Dover AFB

Aina Terui, a junior high school student from the city of Iwanuma, Miyaga Prefecture, Japan, tries on a HGU-55/P flyer's helmet at the 436th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment facility March 21, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Terui and 12 other students visited the city of Dover and facilities on Dover AFB during this year's tour. The city of Iwanuma is the sister city to Dover, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Students from Japan visit Dover AFB

Junior high school student Riho Shimizu from the city of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, looks through AN/AVS-9 night vision goggles at the 436th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment facility March 21, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The students also toured the 436th Operations Support Squadron's Air Traffic Control Tower. Iwanuma is the sister city to Dover, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Michael Knapp, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot; Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer; Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator; and Dawne Nickerson-Banez, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs community engagement chief, walk out to Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves and Hughes visited Dover AFB as part of their scheduled nine-base, four-day trip before returning to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, secures a panel on Thunderbird 8 prior to departing Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hughes prepared the F-16 Fighting Falcon for the next leg of a scheduled nine-base, four-day trip. Kicking off the 2017 show season, the Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform their first public flyover on Feb. 5, 2017, at Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, reviews the aircraft forms for Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, prior to departing Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hughes ensured the aircraft was ready for the next scheduled sortie to Pittsburgh, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

The helmet of Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, sits on his F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves, along with Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer for Thunderbird 8, visited Dover AFB to conduct a site survey for Dover’s upcoming open house scheduled for August 26 and 27, that includes performances by the Thunderbirds on both days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Advance pilot/narrator, gives a “thumbs up” prior to engine start of Thunderbird 8, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves, along with Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, departed Dover AFB in the F-16 Fighting Falcon on a schedule flight to Pittsburgh, Pa. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26 and 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, and Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, taxi down the flight line in Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves and Hughes departed for Pittsburgh, Pa., after meeting with key personnel and conducting a site survey of Dover AFB’s airfield for an open house scheduled for August 26 and 27, 2017. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to give performances on both days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, takes off from Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 25, 2017. Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, and Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, departed for Pittsburgh, Pa., the next stop of a scheduled nine-base, four-day trip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Capt. Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, and Capt. Michael Knapp, 3rd Airlift Squadron pilot, center, prepare a departure flight plan, Jan. 25, 2017, at base operations on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dawne Nickerson-Banez, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs community engagement chief, coordinated support for a site survey of Dover’s airfield in preparation for the scheduled “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” August 26 and 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds patch is worn on the flight suit of Capt. Erik "Speedy" Gonsalves, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds advance pilot/narrator, Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gonsalves, along with Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer, visited Dover AFB to conduct a site survey for Dover's upcoming open house, scheduled for the last weekend in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Snapshot: Thunderbirds plan for "Thunder Over Dover"

Staff Sgt. Todd Hughes, tactical aircraft maintainer for Thunderbird 8, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, pumps up an accumulator used to start the engine Jan. 25, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hughes’ responsibilities include performing scheduled inspections, functional checks and preventive maintenance on tactical aircraft and aircraft-installed equipment, maintaining and repairing all parts of the aircraft and ensuring that the aircraft are properly serviced with fuel, hydraulic fluid and liquid oxygen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Anna Reed, 436th Aerial Port Squadron hazardous material inspector processor, center, reviews hazardous cargo declaration paperwork prepared by Maryland Task Force 1 members, a Montgomery County’s Urban Search & Rescue Team, Oct. 18, 2016, at the 436th APS marshalling yard on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Reed ensured all cargo being loaded onto a C-5M Super Galaxy was properly documented and noted as airworthy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Mike Crawford, Maryland Task Force 1 logistics manager for the Montgomery County Urban Search & Rescue Team, backs a Chevy HD 3500 pickup truck and boat trailer up the loading ramp and into the cargo compartment of a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 18, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Loadmasters from the 9th Airlift Squadron guided Crawford up the DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring ramps, also known as DAMAS 26K. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Tech. Sgt. John Crowe, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, answers a question from Robert Freeman, Montgomery County, Maryland Fire & Rescue Service program manager, regarding proper securing of vehicles to the C-5M Super Galaxy cargo compartment floor D-rings Oct. 18, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Nineteen Maryland Task Force 1 team members from the Montgomery County Urban Search and Rescue Team, along with 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters practiced loading and securing vehicles of various size and weight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Maryland Task Force 1 team members from the Montgomery County’s Urban Search & Rescue Team, reconfigure one of the loading ramps for the next vehicle to be loaded onto a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 18, 2016, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The loading ramp system known as DAMAS 26K which stands for DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring, be set up by two to three individuals in 14 minutes, replacing an antiquated 6,000-pound wood shoring kit that required a team of personnel and a forklift to set up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Tech. Sgt. John Crowe, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals Bradley Wilt, Maryland Task Force 1 logistics specialist from the Montgomery County’s Urban Search & Rescue Team, as he drives a Freightliner truck backwards into the cargo compartment of a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 18, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wilt backed the 21,960-pound truck into the cargo compartment using the loading ramp system known as DAMAS 26K which stands for DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring. The 900-pound DAMAS 26K can be set up by two to three individuals in 14 minutes, replacing an antiquated 6,000-pound wood shoring kit that required a team of personnel and a forklift to set up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Senior Airman Scott Lunn, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, keeps watch on the bottom of a 53-foot trailer as it slowly goes up the DAMAS 26K loading ramp and into the cargo compartment of a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 18, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The loading ramp system known as DAMAS 26K which stands for DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring, can be set up by two to three individuals in 14 minutes and was used by the Montgomery County’s Urban Search & Rescue Team during this training event to validate loading procedures and ramp configurations specific to their vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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