U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Colin McCready, 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, inspects the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III during the Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 15, 2022. McCready is one of many maintainers from the 512th and 436th airlift wings who worked together during a simulated deployment to a forward operating base, located on Dover AFB, July 11-15, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to validate both wings' ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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Flight time

326th Airlift Squadron Pilot 1st Lt. Onef Reyes conducts a training mission consisting of low-level navigation, assault landing zone operations, tactical arrivals and departures in Canadian military airspace Aug. 23. The flight training was part of the mission to 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton Aug. 22-24, which was to forge a partnership and identify future training opportunities for flying, aerial port, airlift control and maintenance operations.(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dan Zappe)
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Flight training

326th Airlift Squadron Pilots Capt. Steve Churchill and Capt. Dan Zappe conduct a training mission consisting of low-level navigation, assault landing zone operations, tactical arrivals and departures in Canadian military airspace Aug. 23. The training was part of the mission to 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton. In addition to the flight training, the first 512th Airlift Wing visit Aug. 22-24 to the Canadian wing was to forge a partnership and identify future training opportunities for flying, aerial port, airlift control and maintenance operations.(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Aerial port ops

Senior Master Sgt. Dan Schultz, NCO in charge of the 46th APS ramp section here, discusses aerial port operations with Canadian Air Force Warrant Officer April Roach of the 2 Air Movements Squadron, a unit of the 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Aug. 24. Several reservists from the 512th Airlift Wing visited the Canadian Air Force base Aug. 22-24 to forge a partnership and identify future training opportunities for flying, aerial port, airlift control and maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Allies in training

Master Sgt. Henry Fortney, 512th Airlift Control Flight loadmaster, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Scott Wilson, 512th ALCF superintendent, met with Canadian Air Force Maj. Aaron Spott, 2 Air Movements Squadron commanding officer Aug. 24 at 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton, 2 miles northeast of Trenton, Ontario. The purpose of the first 512th Airlift Wing visit Aug. 22 -24 was to forge a partnership with the Canadian wing to identify future training opportunities for flying, aerial port, airlift control and maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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On the flightline

Dover Air Force Base reservists spent Aug. 22-24 with Royal Canadian Air Force members at the 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton as part of an effort to initiate a sister squadron program. The purpose of the first 512th Airlift Wing visit was to forge a partnership and identify training opportunities for flying, aerial port, airlift control and maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Flight planning

Canadian Air Force Maj. Andy Cleveland discusses flight plans with Capt. Steve Churchill, 326th Airlift Squadron aircraft commander, and Capt. Dan Zappe, 326th AS pilot, Aug. 23 at 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton, which is two miles northeast of Trenton, Ontario. The 326th AS flew there Aug. 22-24 with members of the 46th Aerial Port, 512th Airlift Control Flight and 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron to meet with members of the 429 Transport Squadron and 2 Air Movements Squadron to identify future training opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Weights and balances

Senior Airman Marc Anderson, 326th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, completes weights and balances paperwork to ensure the aircraft is properly balanced for flight prior to take off Aug. 22 to 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario. Reservists spent Aug. 22-24 with Royal Canadian Air Force members to forge a partnership and identify future training opportunities for flying, aerial port, airlift control and maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Base defenders

Master Sgt. Raymond Mooney and Staff Sgt. James Black, reservists with the 512th Airlift Wing, distribute Operation School Supplies to local Iraqi children at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The program allows people in the United States to send school supplies overseas where military members then give them to local children. Sergeants Mooney and Black, along with 10 members of the 512th Security Forces Squadron, returned from a deployment to Kirkuk AB in July. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Base defender

Staff Sgt. James Black, along with 12 members from the 512th Security Forces Squadron, returned from a deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, in July. This was the first deployment for the Lower Merion, Penn., policeman who enlisted into the Air Force Reserve in 2004. At Kirkuk AB, Sergeant Black patrolled the base perimeter and worked in the towers where he monitored the surrounding area for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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RODEO

Senior Airman Daniel Bryant, 436th Aerial Port Squadron, pushes a pallet off of a 60K loader during a graded exercise July 20. Aerial Porters from the 512th and 436th Airlift Wings team up at the Air Mobility RODEO at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., where they are graded on various exercises aimed at moving cargo and passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)
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Back er' up!

Senior Airman Coban Goertz, 46th Aerial Port Squadron 60K loader driver, gets help from spotters from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron as he backs up while trying to avoid hitting cones July 20. Team Dover aerial porters are participating in the Air Mobility RODEO at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., where they are graded on various exercises aimed at moving cargo and passengers. More than 100 teams are participating in RODEO, including teams from seven foreign countries. The international combat skills and flying operations competition is designed to develop and improve techniques, procedures and enhance mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)
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RODEO Meet and Greet

Aircrew members from McChord AFB, Wash., greet Airmen from the 512th and 436th Airlift Wings, Dover Air Force Base, Del., upon their arrival July 18 for the Air Mobility Command RODEO. Team Dover will be tested on many airlift operation aspects including aerial port, maintenance, security forces and air crew events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steve Lewis)
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Three decades later

Master Sgt. Marlowe Barnes, 709th Airlift Squadron, takes his final flight during a mission to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands June 27-28. Sergeant Barnes retires following 33 years of service with the 512th Airlift Wing. He worked in maintenance for 13 years and 20 years as a flight engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Starting early

Alden Tonkay, the son of 512th Airlift Wing Reservist Master Sgt. Jack and Laurie Tonkay, was awarded $1,000 from the Carson Scholars Fund, which was created by Dr. Benjamin Carson and his wife Candy. Dr. Carson is neurosurgeon and credited with the first successful separation of twins at the cranium.The grant is invested into a trust fund until the student begins a four-year college or university. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica A. Aceveda)
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Liberty Line

Dads spend Father's Day at Open House, Air Show
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Hometown hero

Mark Teesdale, a music and chorus teacher, instructs fourth and fifth grade students at Lake Forest Central Elementary School in Felton. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team selected Mr. Teesdale to fly with them June 19 as part of the Hometown Heroes program. The Thunderbirds are performing at the Dover Air Force Base Open House and Air Show June 20-21. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Visiting the U.S. Capitol

Col. Randal L. Bright, 512th Airlift Wing commander, met with U.S. Congressman Glenn Nye for Virginia's second district June 3 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Of the 512th Airlift Wing's 1,800 members, almost 300 of those members reside in Virginia. During his trip to D.C., the colonel also visited the offices of Delaware's U.S Senators Thomas Carper and Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman, Delaware U.S. Congressman Mike Castle and Maryland U.S. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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512th SFS team deploys

The second security forces team from the 512th Airlift Wing deployed this weekend to serve a rotation at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. The Liberty Wing Airmen will be assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and will provide base defense operations such as perimeter security, entry control and base patrol. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica A. Aceveda)
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Making sparks

Senior Airman Michael Wright, 512th Maintenance Squadron, is restoring a 1950 Ford Mercury. Airman Wright and his wife, Angie, own their own metals shop. They are both members of the 512th Airlift Wing, the only Air Force Reserve unit in Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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Making sparks

Tech. Sgt. Angie Wright, 512th Maintenance Squadron, removes paint from the hood of a 1950's Ford Mercury in her and her husband's family-owned metals shop. Her husband is Senior Airman Michael Wright who works in the 512th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Metals Technology Shop. The two of them are restoring the vehicle, which should be on display at the Delaware Street Rod Show in Harrington, Del., June 30. (U.S. Air Force/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
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