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Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Witherly, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command C-17 evaluator loadmaster, Scott AFB, Ill.; Master Sgts. David Feaster and Elliott McClanahan, both 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmasters; listen to Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., talk about the construction of the winch cable Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 280-foot long steel cable currently used on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft winches weigh 80 pounds versus the proposed synthetic winch cable only weighing 14 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)


Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient

Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Witherly, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command C-17 evaluator loadmaster, Scott AFB, Ill.; Master Sgts. David Feaster and Elliott McClanahan, both 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmasters; listen to Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., talk about the construction of the winch cable Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 280-foot long steel cable currently used on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft winches weigh 80 pounds versus the proposed synthetic winch cable only weighing 14 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Mary Verda, Air Force Academy senior, pilots a PA-28 Piper Warrior July 23, 2018, at the Delaware Airpark. The students of the Aviation Character and Education Flight Program had the opportunity to get up to 15 hours of flying experience during the three-week camp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Students of the Aviation Character and Education Flight Program demonstrate how to use the Emergency Passenger Oxygen System during their tour of Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 19, 2018. The program is three weeks long and the students receive 15 hours of flight instruction and a chance to fly solo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Students of the Aviation Character and Education Flight Program sit inside a life raft during their tour of Aircrew Flight Equipment July 19, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The life rafts are able to hold 25 people and are a mandatory item aboard mobility aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Malachi Neal, Upper Darby High School student, looks through binoculars on top of the Air Traffic Control tower during a tour of Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 19, 2018. Neal is a student in the Aviation Character and Education Flight Program that was developed as part of the Air Force Aircrew Crisis Task Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Master Sgt. Bryan Florian, Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight medic, assembles a stanchion litter system during aeromedical evacuation training aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy July 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The SLS can be assembled in several configurations and carry up to four patients. The 142nd AES is stationed at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Master Sgt. Bryan Florian, Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight medic, participates in aeromedical evacuation training July 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aeromedical evacuation crews can turn any Air Force aircraft into a flying ambulance by the essential equipment they carry with them wherever they go. The 142nd AES is stationed at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Members of the Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron run an oxygen hose from the Next Generation Portable Liquid Oxygen System to the troop compartment July 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The NPTLOX can last for several hours and is filled with 20 liters of liquid oxygen. The 142nd AES is stationed at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Airmen assigned to the Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load the emergency equipment litter into the troop compartment from a lift truck July 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The life-saving equipment on the litter is used for monitoring heart rate and vital signs, and can also defibrillate a heart if needed. The 142nd AES is stationed at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Airmen from the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and the Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from the New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del., tackle aeromedical evacuation training together July 12, 2018 at Dover AFB, Del. The 142nd AES came to Dover to familiarize themselves on the C-5M Super Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Flight nurses and flight medics from the Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load an in-flight kit onto the high lift truck July 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The kit includes a wide array of medical equipment that could be used on the aircraft in an emergency situation. The 142nd AES is stationed at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
Airmen from the Delaware Air National Guard 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron carry stretchers with medical equipment July 12, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 142nd AES teamed up with the 9th Airlift Squadron to train aeromedical evacuation procedures on a C-5M Super Galaxy. The 142nd AES is stationed at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zoe M. Wockenfuss)
A group of children act out the final scene in Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of “Gulliver’s Travels” July 20, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. This scene marked the end of the theatre company’s visit to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dedan D. Dials)