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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Aircraft maintenance personnel from the 712th and 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons reposition a C-17 Globemaster III for Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., for his second attempt at pulling the aircraft weighing approximately 418,898 pounds, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards is scheduled to attempt pulling a C-17 during the “Thunder Over Dover: 2017 Dover AFB Open House,” Aug. 26-27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., lines up his rope used for grip prior to his second attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Kate Lord, Edwards’ wife, left, and members of the 712th and 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons watched Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, attempt to pull the C-17 weighing approximately 418,898 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Snapshot: Australian strongman practices pulling a C-17

Kate Lord, wife of Cmdr. Grant Edwards, Australian Federal Police, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., moves excess rope used for grip on his third attempt at pulling a C-17 Globemaster III, June 16, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Edwards, an Australian strongman athlete, attempted pulling the C-17 after 712th and 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel repositioned the aircraft weighing a total of 418,898 pounds that included 133,800 pounds of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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New engine maintenance platforms safer, more efficient: ‘no brainer’

Senior Airman Austin Toniolo, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stands on one of the squadron’s new C-17 Engine Maintenance Platforms while inspecting a C-17A Globemaster III engine Aug 1, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Each week the squadron’s home station check team inspects an aircraft assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing. The stands provide a more stable platform for Airmen as they inspect the aircraft engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)

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New engine maintenance platforms safer, more efficient: ‘no brainer’

A new C-17 Engine Maintenance Platform surrounds the engines on a C-17A Globemaster III on Aug. 1, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron began using the new platforms in July, 2016, to foster a safer and more streamline inspection process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)

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New engine maintenance platforms safer, more efficient: ‘no brainer’

Senior Airman Austin Toniolo, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects an engine on a C-17A Globemaster III while standing on a C-17 Engine Maintenance Platform on Aug. 1, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Each aircraft is inspected every 120 days in planned routine inspections called home station checks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)

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