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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End of an era: Air Force, Team Dover say goodbye to last TF-39 engine

Wesley Currin (left), Triple J Trucking driver from Jacksonville, N.C., and Michael Tatum, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion engine mechanic, secure the last production General Electric TF-39 turbofan engine to a tractor trailer Feb. 16, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Since 2015, 144 TF-39 engines were turned in through a joint process involving the Air Force and General Electric, where they were sold to a metals reclamation company in Monroe, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)

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