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A full-scale model of a C-5 Galaxy cockpit, called a combined avionics systems trainer, or CAST, will be used by instructors at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to help train maintainers who will fix avionics systems on the C-5. The trainer comprises five separate sections including a forward cockpit station, navigator station, an aircraft silhouette, an avionics station and an instructor station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Bolinger)


Dover AFB receives new maintenance trainer

A full-scale model of a C-5 Galaxy cockpit, called a combined avionics systems trainer, or CAST, will be used by instructors at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to help train maintainers who will fix avionics systems on the C-5. The trainer comprises five separate sections including a forward cockpit station, navigator station, an aircraft silhouette, an avionics station and an instructor station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman James Bolinger)

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A C-17A Globemaster III flies feet above Runway 01-19 prior to landing Sept. 23, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Following the landing of a C-5M Super Galaxy, this Globemaster III was the first C-17A and second aircraft to land on the newly reconstructed runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
A C-5M Super Galaxy lands on Runway 01-19 Sept. 23, 2016, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Soon after a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by 436th and 512th Airlift Wing senior leadership, this C-5M assigned to Dover AFB was the first aircraft to land on the newly reconstructed 9,602 foot-long runway since it was closed in February 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Senior Airman Evan Hodges, 436th Aerial Port Squadron special cargo processor, calculates a truck’s center of balance during an Air Transportation Standardization and Evaluations Program evaluation July 26, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. ATSEP evaluators conduct more than 600 core task evaluations monthly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)
Tech. Sgt. Jesse Foor, 436th Aerial Port Squadron Air Transportation Standardization and Evaluations Program evaluator, observes Senior Airman Evan Hodges, 436th APS special cargo processor, during an ATSEP evaluation, July 26, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 436th APS was selected to launch the AMC pilot ATSEP program July 1. All AMC aerial port squadrons are expected to adopt the program by September, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne.)
C-5M Super Galaxy, 85-0005, glides in on final approach to Dover Air Force Base, Del., during a training flight. The aircraft is the largest operational aircraft flown by the Air Force and is operated at Dover AFB by the 436th Airlift Wing's 9th Airlift Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Tail markings of a Dover based C-5M Super Galaxy, of the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Sept. 9, 2015. The Super Galaxy is the most capable heavy-lift aircraft operated by the Air Force and has a secondary tail-stripe to differentiate them from standard C-5A/B Galaxy aircraft within the Air Force fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
First Lt. Andrew Schnell, 621st Contingency Response Squadron airfields operations officer, communicates via radio to the C-17A Globemaster III flying overhead during a semi-prepared runway operations (SPRO) training mission Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Schnell was responsible for keeping the runway in operating condition and provided the pilots with advisories from the ground so the aircraft could land safely during the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
A C-17A Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron, takes off from a dirt and gravel runway during a semi-prepared runway operations (SPRO) training mission Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. A fully loaded C-17 is able to take-off and land on as little as 3,000 feet of runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
A C-17A Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron, lands on a dirt and gravel runway during a semi-prepared runway operations (SPRO) training mission Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Landing on short dirt runways demonstrates the C-17’s unique tactical air mobility capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
A C-17A Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron, moments before landing on a dirt and gravel runway during a semi-prepared runway operations (SPRO) training mission Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. SPRO training prepares aircrews to operate C-17s in austere, rugged runway conditions to deliver troops, equipment and military hardware to forward deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
The jet engine blast from a C-17A Globemaster III, operated by the 3d Airlift Squadron, kicks up clouds of dirt and dust during a semi-prepared runway operations (SPRO) training mission Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The 3d AS sent multiple aircraft and aircrews throughout the week for SPRO training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)
Lance Cpl. Manuel Serrano, Defense Information School (DINFOS) student, films a C-17A Globemaster III during a semi-prepared runway operations (SPRO) training mission Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Serrano and other DINFOS students travelled from Fort Meade, Md., to use the training operations for a class project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Cacicia)