Photo By Staff Sgt. Damien Taylor | Chief Master Sgt. Bryan Ford, 512th Maintenance Squadron superintendent, and Polytech...... read more read more
Three Polytech High School Junior ROTC cadets toured aircraft maintenance facilities Jan. 30, 2018, here, to gain a better understanding of Team Dover’s total-force maintenance mission and the Air Force as a whole.
“We’re looking for young guys with fresh ideas to take our Air Force to new heights,” said Chief Master Sgt. Bryan Ford, 512th Maintenance Squadron superintendent. “Our young men and women are the future. Whether they choose to serve for a short while or make a career, we need them.”
Ford organized the tour that took the cadets inside a C-17 Globemaster III and C-5M Super Galaxy, and their respective maintenance hangars. They also spoke with experienced 512th Maintenance Group Airmen, many of whom were not much older than themselves.
Cadet Eric Walls said he was quite impressed by the aircraft and the maintenance facilities, but especially the opportunity to sit inside a flight deck.
“It’s amazing,” added Cadet Nicholas Murphy. “Being able to see what each Airmen does individually on the plane is very cool.”
After first touring the C-17, Ford escorted the cadets to the Isochronal Maintenance Dock. Entering the hangar, they donned American flag-colored hard hats and went on an in-depth tour through both the inside and outside of a C-5M undergoing extensive maintenance and inspections.
“The plane is so much bigger than it actually looks,” said Walls as he looked at the ground while standing on the C-5’s wings.
The cadets agreed their favorite part of the tour was standing on the C-5’s highest point, the T-tail at 68 feet above the ground, and listening to Ford speak about his work experiences during an overseas deployment.
“It’s an honor to see what our men and women do on a daily basis to serve our country,” said Murphy. “It’s definitely different seeing base activities than just hearing about them.”
| Date Taken: | 02.09.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.09.2018 12:50 |
| Story ID: | 265393 |
| Location: | DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, US |
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