Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

Airmen from the 436th Maintenance Squadron pose with their shovels near the nose of a C-5M Super Galaxy as they take a break from clearing snow and ice from around the aircraft during clearing operations after Winter Storm Jonas Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Heavy equipment cleared large open areas while hand-shovels were used near the multi-million dollar aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

Tech. Sgt. Rick Van Beveren, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17A Globemaster III integrated flight controls systems lead technician, surveys the snow surrounding the aircraft from the crew-entry door as the aircraft is prepared for flight operations following Winter Storm Jonas Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Jonas dumped 22 inches of snow on Dover AFB and surrounding areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

A Caterpillar front loader clears the Dover Air Force Base, Del., flight line while a C-5M Super Galaxy airlift aircraft of the 436th Airlift Wing is shown in the background during recovery operations from Winter Storm Jonas Jan. 25, 2016. Heavy equipment cleared the open areas while hand shovels were used to clear the 22 inches of accumulated snow from around the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

Senior Airman Joshua Forren, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, C-5M Super Galaxy crew chief, shovels ice under the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy of the 436th Airlift Wing, after Winter Storm Jonas Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Heavy equipment along with hand shovels were used to clear 22 inches of accumulated snow from the flight line as the base worked to quickly resume flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

¬¬¬C-17A Globemaster III aircraft are framed by a snowbank following Winter Storm Jonas Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The two aircraft in the foreground are from the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, while the third is based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., as part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing. Despite the 22 inches of snow dumped on the base, the runway and flight lines were cleared to allow the base to resume normal flight operations within hours of the duty day beginning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

A C-17A Globemaster III of the 436th Airlift Wing taxis to park at the end of a mission Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The base had 22 inches of snow dumped on it by Winter Storm Jonas during the previous 48 hours, but the runway was quickly returned to operational status to allow aircraft departures and recoveries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

A C-17A Globemaster III of the 436th Airlift Wing decelerates on the runway using its thrust-reversers after landing Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The airfield is covered in 22 inches of accumulated snow from Winter Storm Jonas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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Team Dover Digs Out From Winter Storm Jonas

Published Jan. 26, 2016
By Greg Davis
436th Airlift Wing

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Airmen from the 436th Maintenance Squadron pose with their shovels near the nose of a C-5M Super Galaxy as they take a break from clearing snow and ice from around the aircraft during clearing operations after Winter Storm Jonas Jan. 25, 2016, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Heavy equipment cleared large open areas while hand-shovels were used near the multi-million dollar aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)