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Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Witherly, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command C-17 evaluator loadmaster, Scott AFB, Ill.; Master Sgts. David Feaster and Elliott McClanahan, both 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmasters; listen to Justin Smoak, Samson Rope application engineering manager, Ferndale, Wash., talk about the construction of the winch cable Jan. 30, 2018 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 280-foot long steel cable currently used on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft winches weigh 80 pounds versus the proposed synthetic winch cable only weighing 14 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
| Date Taken: | 01.30.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.09.2018 15:46 |
| Photo ID: | 4131436 |
| VIRIN: | 180130-F-BO262-1046 |
| Resolution: | 5329x3693 |
| Size: | 4.67 MB |
| Location: | DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DE, US |
| Web Views: | 31 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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Dover helps AFRL make C-17s safer, lighter, more fuel efficient
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