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It was the end of an era March 10 for the 326th Airlift Squadron as an aircrew parked a C-5 Galaxy on the Dover Air Force Base, Del., runway. It was the last C-5 flight for the squadron, a unit in the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Airlift Wing. The squadron, which has been flying the C-5 since 1973, is transitioning to the C-17 Globemaster III, scheduled to arrive in June. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)


Final Flight

It was the end of an era March 10 for the 326th Airlift Squadron as an aircrew parked a C-5 Galaxy on the Dover Air Force Base, Del., runway. It was the last C-5 flight for the squadron, a unit in the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Airlift Wing. The squadron, which has been flying the C-5 since 1973, is transitioning to the C-17 Globemaster III, scheduled to arrive in June. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

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Master Sgt. John Witzke, 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, shares some of his experiences flying on board the C-5 Galaxy aircraft with boyscouts from Hershey, Pa., Nov. 3, 2012, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Witzke has been a flight engineer for 26 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe Yanik)
Tech. Sgt. Jason Smith, 512th Maintenance Squadron lead technician, gives a C-5 Galaxy aircraft familiarization presentation to members of the Hershey, Pa., Boy Scout Troop 203, Nov. 3, 2012, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. He explained the utility aspects of the aircraft, its specifications and the benefits of isochronical inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joe Yanik)
Team Dover aircrew members and ground personnel load cargo and preflight a C-5 at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 20, 2011. The aircraft hauled cargo to Iraq and was part of the Air Mobility Command surge, which tested the ability of the C-5 fleet to transport large numbers of supplies, equipment and personnel around the globe in October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
Airmen load cargo onto a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft March 25 on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The cargo is bound for Italy in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, which is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto/Released)
A Dover C-5M Super Galaxy went into the record books Jan. 19 when the F?d?ration A?ronautique Internationale certified 41 world records set by a Sept. 13, 2009, flight. Pictured here are the Team Dover Airmen who flew the record-breaking flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)
A 709th Airlift Squadron crew flew their first local training mission on the C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 17. Dover AFB received its first C-5M Feb. 9. The aircraft is the first of three C-5Ms Dover will receive for operational testing and evaluation. (Air Force photo/Jason Minto)
A 709th Airlift Squadron aircrew here boards The Spirit of Global Reach for their first local training mission Feb. 17. The aircraft arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 9 and is the first of three C-5M Super Galaxies the base will receive for operational testing and evaluation. The 709th AS is a unit in the Air Force Reserve's 512th Airlift Wing. (Air Force photo/Jason Minto)
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- A C-5 Galaxy from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, flew here to be cleaned, Jan. 12.The Starlight Corporation, a defense contractor based out of Hawaii, detailed the aircraft inside and out. Servicing the aircraft prevents corrosion and provides a clean product for flight line mechanics to inspect (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond).
A C-5 Galaxy from Wright-Patterson Air Force base flew here to be cleaned, Jan. 12.The Starlight Corporation, a defense contractor based out of Hawaii, detailed the aircraft inside and out. Servicing the aircraft prevents corrosion and provides a clean product for flight line mechanics to inspect (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond).
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- A C-5 Galaxy from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base flew here to be cleaned, Jan. 12. The Starlight Corporation, a defense contractor based out of Hawaii, detailed the aircraft inside and out. Servicing the aircraft prevents corrosion and provides a clean product for flight line mechanics to inspect (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond).
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Tech. Sgt. Eric Staniland, 709th Airlift Squadron flight engineer and a member of the 512th Acceptance Check Flight, observes the C-5 Galaxy elavator, which controls the up and down movement of the aircraft, as part of a pre-flight check. The C-5 Galaxy from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., received a modernized glass cockpit and avionics upgrade as part of the Avionics Modernization Program. Dover Air Force Base, Del., and Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are overseeing the AMP modifications of all the Air Force Reserve Command C-5s and will manage the rest of the C-5 fleet's conversion through 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)
st Lt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo
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