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C-5 adds to beauty of sunrise

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing had the opportunity to witness a beautiful sunrise as they prepped a C-5A Galaxy for an early flight. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Sunrise provides perfect backdrop for C-5 Galaxy

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – The sun rising in the background provides the perfect backdrop for a C-5 Galaxy being prepped for a mission early one winter morning. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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C-5 armor installation winding down

Tech. Sgt. Mark McQueen, left, and Tech. Sgt. Don Kim, both from the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., install armor on the flight deck of a C-5 Galaxy belonging to the 445th Airlift Wing. The two airmen are part of a four-man team from Robins Air Force Base responsible for the installation of armor on all the wing’s C-5 aircraft. The team arrived Jan. 26 and anticipates completing the job by the end of the month. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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C-5 Galaxy ready for battle as armor installation winds down

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Tech. Sgt. Mark McQueen, 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., installs a piece of armor on the flight deck of a C-5 Galaxy belonging to the 445th Airlift Wing. Several pieces are put together like a big jigsaw puzzle to form the armor and connected with Velcro. The armor will protect the flight crew from small arms fire from the ground and will reduce the threat of damage to vital, internal parts of the aircraft. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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C-5 Galaxy ready for battle as armor installation winds down

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Tech. Sgt. Mark McQueen, left, and Tech. Sgt. Don Kim, both from the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., install armor on the flight deck of a C-5 Galaxy belonging to the 445th Airlift Wing. Several pieces are put together like a big jigsaw puzzle to form the armor and connected with Velcro. The armor will protect the flight crew from small arms fire from the ground and will reduce the threat of damage to vital, internal parts of the aircraft. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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C-5 Galaxy ready for battle as armor installation winds down

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Tech. Sgt. Mark McQueen, left, 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., uses all of his strength to install a piece of armor on a C-5 aircraft as Tech. Sgt. Don Kim, 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron, looks on. The weight of the armor is approximately 2,100 pounds. Of that, 1,500 pounds is carried into the flight deck, 150 pounds to the left and right of the jump doors and the rest to the liquid oxygen compartment. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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C-5 Galaxy ready for battle as armor installation winds down

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Tech. Sgt. Mark McQueen, left, and Tech. Sgt. Don Kim, both from the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., install armor on the flight deck of a C-5 Galaxy belonging to the 445th Airlift Wing. The two airmen are part of a four-man team from Robins Air Force Base responsible for the installation of armor on all the wing’s C-5 aircraft. The team arrived Jan. 26 and anticipates completing the job by the end of the month. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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Strut alignment takes a lot of muscle

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Stan Evans, 445th Maintenance Squadron, uses all his muscle to get the strut aligned in place on a C-5A Galaxy. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Hard at work inside the Aircraft Structural Repair Shop

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Josef Taylor, 445th Maintenance Squadron, uses a hydraulic aircraft tubing repair machine. The machine bends tubing in many different ways. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Hard at work inside the Aircraft Structural Repair Shop

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Josef Taylor, 445th Maintenance Squadron, uses a hydraulic aircraft tubing repair machine. The machine bends tubing in many different ways. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Hard at work inside the Aircraft Structural Repair Shop

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Josef Taylor and Staff Sgt. Jacob Crafton, both from the 445th Maintenance Squadron, prep a machine for a hydraulic aircraft tubing repair. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Maintenance Squadron works hard on the C-5

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Staff Sgt. Greg Cyrus, 445th Maintenance Squadron, prepare a broken strut for shipment to the repair depo at Hill Air Force Base. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Maintenance Squadron works hard on the C-5

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Stan Evans, Staff Sgt. Greg Cyrus, and Tech. Sgt. Gerald Keating, all with the 445th Maintenance Squadron, prepare a broken strut for shipment to the repair depo at Hill Air Force Base. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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Maintenance Squadron works hard on the C-5

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Stan Evans, Staff Sgt. Scott Spielman, and Tech. Sgt. Gerald Keating, all with the 445th Maintenance Squadron, prepare a broken strut for shipment to the repair depo at Hill Air Force Base. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)
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C-5 takes a bath

DOVER AFB, Del. - Mr. Elmer Smith of Starlight Corp., rinses the landing gear door of a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 aircraft. The C-5 takes a bath at Dover every 180 days and every inch of the plane is washed. The wash process takes one full day and includes lubricating the flight controls, landing gear, and the cargo doors. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria Allmond)
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C-5 takes a bath

DOVER AFB, Del. - Mr. Ricky Flamer of Starlight Corp., washes the landing gear of a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 aircraft. The C-5 takes a bath at Dover every 180 days and every inch of the plane is washed. The wash process takes one full day and includes lubricating the flight controls, landing gear, and the cargo doors. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria Allmond)
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C-5 takes a bath

DOVER AFB, Del. - Mr. Ricky Flamer of Starlight Corp., washes the landing gear of a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 aircraft. The C-5 takes a bath at Dover every 180 days and every inch of the plane is washed. The wash process takes one full day and includes lubricating the flight controls, landing gear, and the cargo doors. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andria Allmond)
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Snow plow becomes C-5 cargo

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - A snow plow is loaded onto a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 aircraft Jan. 9, 2009, during a training exercise. The snow plow provides the right combination of large and heavy equipment for training purposes. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory and can carry a maximum cargo weight of 270,000 pounds. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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Snow plow becomes C-5 cargo

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - A snow plow is loaded onto a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 aircraft Jan. 9, 2009, during a training exercise. The snow plow provides the right combination of large and heavy equipment for training purposes. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory and can carry a maximum cargo weight of 270,000 pounds. (Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)
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C-5 over Paul Brown Stadium

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - The 445th Airlift Wing had a strong presence at the Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium Nov. 2, 2008. The 445th Honor Guard posted the colors and the wing performed an exciting C-5 Galaxy flyover before the Bengals football game Nov. 2, 2008. Members of the Honor Guard, from left to right, are Master Sgt. Aaron Wallenburg, 89th Airlift Squadron; Master Sgt. Michael Bailey, 87th Aerial Port Squadron, Master Sgt. Ed Engle, 445th Operations Support Squadron; and Senior Airman Carol Walker, 88th Air Base Wing. (Courtesy photo/Cincinnati Bengals)
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