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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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Team Dover Annual Holiday Cookie Drop

Chief Master Sgt. Brian Schexnider, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels superintendent; Chief Master Sgt. Darryl Ross, 436th Force Support Squadron chief enlisted manager; Chief Master Sgt. Erica Hammond, 436th Medical Group superintendent; and Brooke Throckmorton, wife of Lt. Col. Charles Throckmorton, 9th Airlift Squadron commander, place a dozen donated cookies in each plastic bag during the annual holiday cookie drop Dec. 12, 2016, at the 9th AS on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Volunteers packaged 540 dozen cookies for single, Team Dover Airmen living in the dormitories. (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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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)

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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)

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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)

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