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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A C-47 journey: From Normandy to Robins AFB

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Fuel trucks and K-loaders at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, from the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron line up to fuel and load a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 4, 2024, for a mission to dismantle a C-47A Skytrain aircraft in Alaska and relocate it to the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB. The 80-year-old aircraft was relocated to the MOA for a full restoration and will be displayed there to celebrate its World War II history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

PHOTO BY: Joseph Mather
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