Clear Filters | 41 - 60 of 64 results

NASCAR drivers experience C-17 gas and go

Ross Chastain, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, observes and records 3d Airlift Squadron pilots flying a C-17 Globemaster III into position for air refueling Sept. 28, 2017, out of Dover Air Force Base, Del. Chastain observed the Globemaster III being refueled by KC-135T Stratotankers from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

NASCAR drivers experience C-17 gas and go

Lt. Cols. Paul DeFlorio, 436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, and Ryan Orfe, 3d Airlift Squadron pilot and special projects officer, talk with Jeffrey Earnhardt, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver, in the cargo compartment of a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 29, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. During the NASCAR orientation flight, Earnhardt observed the C-17 being refueled by KC-135T Stratotankers from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

NASCAR drivers experience C-17 gas and go

Senior Airman Andrew Gwinn, 3d Airlift Squadron loadmaster, answers questions from NASCAR team members about the C-17 Globemaster III and his duties Sept. 28, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Gwinn was a member of a 3d AS aircrew that took more than 20 participants on a NASCAR orientation flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

NASCAR drivers experience C-17 gas and go

Pilots from the 3d Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., slowly fly their C-17 Globemaster III into position during an air refueling training mission Sept. 28, 2017. On this training mission, NASCAR orientation flight participants took turns observing air refueling operations by KC-135T Stratotankers from the 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

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)
Details Download

Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Chris Hinkle, Maryland Task Force 1 logistics specialist from the Montgomery County Urban Search & Rescue Team, backs up an International truck with a 53-foot trailer into the cargo compartment of a C-5M Super Galaxy Oct. 18, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Hinkle attempted to back the truck and trailer weighing over 60,000-pounds into the cargo compartment under the guidance of 9th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, using various configurations of the DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring ramps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Chris Hinkle, Maryland Task Force 1 logistics specialist from the Montgomery County Urban Search & Rescue Team, slowly drives an International truck with a 53-foot trailer 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 Hinkle and the 60,000-pound truck and trailer up the DOMOPS Airlift Modular Approach Shoring ramps and into the cargo compartment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

Maryland Task Force 1 strives for seamless operations with Team Dover

Members of the Maryland Task Force 1, Montgomery County Urban Search & Rescue Team, load their inspected cargo onto vehicle Oct. 18, 2016, at the 436th APS marshalling yard on Dover Air Force Base, Del. This particular vehicle with curtain-style sides facilitates quick access to cargo for either loading or unloading. The forklift in use mounts to the rear of the vehicle for easy transportability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

Snapshot: Aric Almirola gets the 3d AS "Royal" treatment

Using red cargo compartment lights for low-light operations, Aric Almirola, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for the No. 43 Smithfield Ford, left, speaks with Senior Airman Toiannah Campbell, 3d Airlift Squadron loadmaster, as the C-17A Globemaster III taxis into position for a combat offload demonstration Sept. 29, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. More than 40 NASCAR orientation flight participants including Almirola, observed the Globemaster III being air refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., during the 2.2-hour flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

Snapshot: Aric Almirola gets the 3d AS "Royal" treatment

After completing a combat offload demonstration in low-light operations, the C-17A Globemaster III taxis to its parking spot with the rear cargo doors open and red cargo compartment lights glowing Sept. 29, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. More than 40 NASCAR orientation flight participants including Aric Almirola, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for the No. 43 Smithfield Ford, observed air refueling operation with a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download

Snapshot: Aric Almirola gets the 3d AS "Royal" treatment

Pilots from the 3d Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., slowly fly their C-17A Globemaster III into position during an air refueling training mission Sept. 29, 2016. On this training mission, NASCAR orientation flight participants took turns observing air refueling operations by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Details Download