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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

Senior Airman Octavious Tookes, 436th Aerial Port Squadron fleet service specialist, uses a magnetic lift to remove a sewer cover Feb. 8, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Tookes showed members of Air Mobility Command’s “Aerial Port of the Future” study team from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., how the lift is used to remove the cover prior to an aircraft lavatory service truck emptying its holding tank back in the APS compound. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

A team of scientists and Senior Executive Service officials from Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., observe daily aerial port-wide operations and procedures of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Feb. 7, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The two-day study called “Aerial Port of the Future” included live demonstrations of the Cargo Terminal, Cargo Yard, Passenger Terminal, Fleet Building and cargo loading/off-loading on the flight line. Dover’s Super Port has been chosen by AMC to be used as a model for all other aerial ports in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

Dr. Donna Senft, Air Mobility Command chief scientist, left, and Sara Keller, AMC Logistics, Engineering, Force Protection deputy director, both assigned to Scott Air Force Base, Ill., listen to Jim Ewing, 436th Aerial Port Squadron operations manager, explain pallet build up and processing of oversized cargo by aerial port personnel Feb. 7, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Senft and Keller were part of AMC’s “Aerial Port of the Future” study team that observed practices and procedures used by Super Port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

Airman 1st Class Taysean Knight, 436th Aerial Port Squadron cargo handler, attaches a 25,000 pound capacity cargo chain to the floor of a C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 8, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members of Air Mobility Command’s “Aerial Port of the Future” study team from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., observed Knight and other members of the Super Port demonstrate how ramp services personnel secure a forklift onboard an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

Airman 1st Class Taysean Knight, cargo handler, and Master Sgt. Arnold Ogle, ramp supervisor, both assigned to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, lift up on a cargo strap to demonstrate the procedure used to move a stuck pallet on a C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 8, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Staff Sgt. Russell Basile, 436th APS aerial port expediter, explains this procedure to members of Air Mobility Command’s “Aerial Port of the Future” study team from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The Super Port was chosen as a model for future aerial ports. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

Sara Keller, Logistics, Engineering, Force Protection deputy director, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., looks at the forward lavatory servicing connection of a C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 8, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wearing protective gear, Airman 1st Class Benjamin Harper, 436th Aerial Port Squadron fleet service specialist, demonstrated for Keller how the lavatory service truck provides waste removal and servicing to C-5Ms, as well as other aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

First Lt. Sylvester Fernandez de Castro, 436th Aerial Port Squadron flight commander of the Passenger Service Flight and Fleet Flight, along with fleet service personnel demonstrate the use of the baggage conveyor to load bags containing blankets, pillows and supplies onto a C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 8, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members of Air Mobility Command’s “Aerial Port of the Future” study team from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., observed the loading of the bags through the “7 Left” troop door that are loaded when carrying passengers in the troop compartment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

A team of scientists and Senior Executive Service officials from Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., observe daily aerial port-wide operations and procedures of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Feb. 7, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The two-day study called “Aerial Port of the Future” included live demonstrations of the Cargo Terminal, Cargo Yard, Passenger Terminal, Fleet Building and cargo loading/off-loading on the flight line. Dover’s Super Port has been chosen by AMC to be used as a model for all other aerial ports in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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AMC paves ground for Aerial Port of the Future

Mr. William Adams, a scientist with the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence, Washington, D.C., takes notes on the inbound freight processing procedures used by the 436th Aerial Port Squadron truck dock personnel Feb. 7, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Williams was part of an Air Mobility Command military and civilian study team that observed many facets of the Super Port during their four-day visit. (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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Delaware Sen. Tom Carper visits Dover AFB

Col. Dawn Lancaster and Chief Master Sgt. Meshelle Dyer, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander and chief enlisted manager respectively, brief Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., on the current status of AFMAO, Nov. 28, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Carper also met with personnel in the AFMAO gymnasium section who briefed him on the resiliency program established for members assigned to AFMAO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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