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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)


9th Airlift Squadron celelbrates 75th Anniv., C-5M Super Galaxy

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)

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Capt. Gabriel Narvaez, 9th Airlift Squadron pilot, goes through preflight procedures prior to takeoff Aug. 2, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dover AFB is home to a fleet of 18 C-5Ms that provide Rapid Global Mobility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A C-5M Super Galaxy’s nose landing gear retracts inside during a maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dover AFB operates a fleet of 18 C-5Ms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Ritter, 512th Maintenance Squadron maintenance support flight; Keith Frye, 436th MXS repair and reclamation foreman; and Michael Kealty, 436th MXS work lead 10 crew lead, inspect a C-5M Super Galaxy’s nose landing gear during a maintenance operations check July 28, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. During the stand-down, Team Dover maintainers conducted extensive C-5M nose landing gear inspections to ensure that the gears properly extend and retract. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)