Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Dover reservists support nation’s counterdrug effortA C-5M Super Galaxy operated by the 709th Airlift Squadron loads U.S. Department of Homeland Security equipment at Panama Pacificio International Airport, Panama, April 6, 2020. This 709th AS transported more than 100,000 pounds of cargo, including 12 pallets and 11 rolling stock to San Angelo Regional Airport, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Cacicia)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Dover reservists support nation’s counterdrug effortTech. Sgt. Oy Maldonado, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, martials a forklift toward a C-5M Super Galaxy’s front ramp at San Angelo Regional Airport, Texas, April 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Cacicia)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res
        


        Dover reservists support nation’s counterdrug effortTech. Sgt. Vasean Townsend, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, spots a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Humvee as it backs out of a C-5M Super Galaxy’s front ramp at San Angelo Regional Airport, Texas, April 9, 2020. A reserve aircrew assigned to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, supported the counterdrug mission and conducted readiness training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Cacicia)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res

Dover AFB reservists support nation’s counterdrug effortPublished April 13, 2020
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Zachary Cacicia
                    
                    
                    512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
            **DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) --**Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a512th Airlift Wing aircrew composed of Reserve Airmen airlifted counterdrug equipment out of Panama during the week of April 6.

The mission fromDover Air Force Base, supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, involved hauling more than 100,000 pounds of cargo from Panama Pacifico International Airport, Panama, to San Angelo Regional Airport, Texas.

“It was a difficult mission because of all the moving parts and the constantly changing dynamics,” said Capt. Scott McCoy, 709th Airlift Squadron pilot and aircraft commander. “It was successful, because we had a crew of highly experienced people who went above and beyond to make sure the job got done.”

Loadmasters and DHS personnel filled the cargo compartment with 12 pallets and 11 rolling stock items that included mobile generators, trailers and surveillance equipment used to counter illicit drug trafficking throughout the region.

The 512th AW regularly participates in these operations with both itsC-5M Super Galaxyand C-17 Globemaster IIIaircraft to deliver personnel and material for other government agencies, while receiving readiness training for its aircrew.

In addition to the primary mission of transporting cargo, three loadmasters and a flight engineer received and passed evaluation check-rides, ensuring their updated qualifications and readiness.

“With minimal on-ground support in Panama, these loadmasters successfully accomplished a difficult load in an efficient manner,” said Master Sgt. David Finfinger, 709th AS evaluator loadmaster.LR 



USAF 



AF 



Air Force 



AFRC 



Air Force Reserve Command 



Dover AFB 



DHS 



Department of Homeland Security 



reservist 



counterdrug 



512th Airlift Wing 



airlift 



Panama 



C-17 



Globemaster III 



C-5M 



Super Galaxy Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                SecAF, CSAF, CMSAF begin Indo-Pacific trip focused on ACE
                    
                    DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force
                    
                    DAF leaders speak at National Character and Leadership Symposium
                    
                    DAF members recognized during BEYA STEM awards
                    
                    DAF senior enlisted advisors discuss Airmen, Guardians in the fightInnovation
                F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing
                    
                    AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition
                    
                    DAF delivers lethality at the speed of data during Project Convergence Capstone 4
                    
                    DAF welcomes industry partners to HQ development program
                    
                    DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalistsMAJCOM News
                Safety enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 strategic plan
                    
                    Air Combat Command welcomes new commander
                    
                    USAFE-AFAFRICA commander discusses Integrated Air, Missile Defense during Munich Security Conference
                    
                    Flosi to AFMC family: Embrace change, make every day count
                    
                    AMC rises to increasing global tension
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil