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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

Maintainers connect a hydraulic hose to a C-5M Super Galaxy undergoing a nose landing gear maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Maintenance Airmen from the Air Force’s three other C-5 bases travelled to Dover AFB to learn the processes undertaken here at Dover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

A C-5M Super Galaxy’s nose landing gear undergoes a maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Two C-5M nose landing gear malfunctions within a 60-day period during landings at Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, halted all Dover C-5M flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

Master Sgt. Duane Lewis, 512th Maintenance Squadron aero repair craftsman, right, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Kim, 436th MXS aerospace maintenance journeyman, operate a hydraulic pumping unit to jack-up a C-5M Super Galaxy undergoing an operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The C-5M’s nose end was jacked up several inches so that the landing gear could fully extend and retract. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

Team Dover maintainers connect an aircraft jack to a C-5M Super Galaxy during a nose landing gear maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The maintainers were a total force team, comprised of active duty, Reserve and civilian Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

A C-5M Super Galaxy undergoes a nose landing gear maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. During the Air Mobility Command commander-directed stand-down, more than 200 Team Dover maintainers conducted extensive inspections to ensure the safety of Mobility Airmen and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

A C-5M Super Galaxy undergoes a nose landing gear maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Maintenance crews inspected the nose landing gear of Team Dover’s C-5M fleet to ensure that they are operating correctly and safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

A 9th Airlift Squadron aircrew undergoes preflight procedures Aug. 2, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 9th AS is Team Dover’s active duty squadron that operates the C-5M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

A C-5M Super Galaxy takes off from Runway 01-19 Aug. 2, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This is the first Team Dover C-5M to take off after a two-and-a-half-week Air Mobility Command commander-directed stand-down. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

A C-5M Super Galaxy’s landing gear retracts moments after takeoff Aug. 2, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. An Air Mobility Command commander directive halted all C-5M flying operations at Dover AFB following two C-5M nose landing gear malfunctions within a 60-day period during landings at Naval Air Station Rota, Spain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover C-5s return to the fight

Staff Sgt. Montana Jones, 9th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, undergoes preflight procedures Aug. 2, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This is the first Team Dover C-5M mission to launch since repairs were made to the nose landing gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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Team Dover Airman receives STEP promotion, one of 14 in AMC

Lt. Gen. Samuel Cox, 18th Air Force commander, shakes the hand of Staff Sgt. Chad Hardesty, 436th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor, during an all call March 2, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cox informed Hardesty that he was one of 14 Air Mobility Command members selected to receive a promotion through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers promotion program. The STEP promotion program offers commanders a limited opportunity to immediately promote enlisted members to staff sergeant, technical sergeant or master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

The tail markings on the tail section of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. C-119s were built at Fairchild’s Hagerstown, Md. Factory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Les Polley, Air Mobility Command Museum aircraft restoration chief, inspects the interior fuselage of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” during a mission to bring it to the AMC Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. A full restoration will take place on the C-119 once it arrives at the AMC Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Staff Sgt. Martin Guy, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” to a pallet during a mission to bring it to the AMC Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Restoration work on the C-119 will take a minimum of two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th AS loadmaster, martial a K-Loader, carrying a tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special,” toward the rear-cargo entrance of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 will be arguably the most historic aircraft in the Air Mobility Command Museum’s collection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, martials a K-Loader, carrying the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special,” toward the forward cargo entrance of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Once restored, the C-119 will be on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover AFB, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron prepare to load the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The wings were the only portions of the C-119 to be loaded through the C-5M’s forward ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 was destined to be sold for scrap metal had it not been rescued by the Air Mobility Command Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

Portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” sit inside a C-5M Super Galaxy’s cargo bay during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. These aircraft portions weighed around 23,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)

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AMC Museum rescues historic airlifter

An early photo of the 314th Troop Carrier Group’s Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-352 operating from a base in South Korea in 1953. This is the exact C-119 that is being transported to the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Del., for restoration and display. (Courtesy photo)

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