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Scaffolding surrounds the six-story high tail of a C-5 Galaxy at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., while another C-5 from Westover's 439th Airlift Wing climbs on its way to another mission. More than 600 Air Force Reserve maintenance workers staff Westover's flight line, which comprises 16 of the Air Force's largest aircraft. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)


Tail work

Scaffolding surrounds the six-story high tail of a C-5 Galaxy at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., while another C-5 from Westover's 439th Airlift Wing climbs on its way to another mission. More than 600 Air Force Reserve maintenance workers staff Westover's flight line, which comprises 16 of the Air Force's largest aircraft. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Biscoe)

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The last C-5B in the Air Force inventory takes off from Westover Jan. 18. The aircraft, tail number 87-0043, headed to Lockheed-Martin to get its second life as a modernized C-5M. The plane rose into the morning fog, as vapor and clouds clustered around its wings.
Mr. Gary Surozenski, a metal technician, in the 439th Maintenance Squadron, sets up the milling machine with the CAD data instructions to create the new C-5 elevator support bracket.
This is the 100 pound hunk of aluminum that will be machined down by the Westover maintainers into a six pound C-5 elevator support bracket.
Mr. Gary Surozenski and Tech Sgt. Richard Towlson stand at the opening of the milling machine doing intricate measurements of the wax first-run copy of the C-5 elevator support bracket.
Mr. Gary Surozenski and Tech Sgt. Richard Towlson stand at the opening of the milling machine doing intricate measurements of the wax first-run copy of the C-5 elevator support bracket.
Mr. Gary Surozenski and Tech Sgt. Richard Towlson stand at the opening of the milling machine doing intricate measurements of the wax first-run copy of the C-5 elevator support bracket.
Tech Sgt. Richard Towlson stands at the opening of the milling machine doing intricate measurements of the wax first-run copy of the C-5 elevator support bracket.
Mr. Gary Surozenski, metal technician checks the line by line coding of the converted CAD program file on the milling machine's control panel.