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The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Access to the Presidential Gallery will be limited from May 15 to June 5
 

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Museum Light Conservation

The museum conservators have taken steps throughout the entire National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to ensure the preservation of the artifacts on display through light conservation. Many exhibits have been dimmed or turned off to help preserve the artifacts. Steps have been taken to mitigate light damage including the use of the ‘blue wool’ standard in cases. These blue wool test strips contain specific light sensitive dyes that are indicators of light damage that can be read and visually compared to an unexposed blue wool test strip for conservation purposes. Some displlay cases have been fitted with motions sensors which illuminate when a visitor stops at the exhibit and shuts off when they pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Museum Light Conservation

The museum conservators have taken steps throughout the entire National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to ensure the preservation of the artifacts on display through light conservation. Many exhibits have been dimmed or turned off to help preserve the artifacts. Steps have been taken to mitigate light damage including the use of the ‘blue wool’ standard in cases. These blue wool test strips contain specific light sensitive dyes that are indicators of light damage that can be read and visually compared to an unexposed blue wool test strip for conservation purposes. Some displlay cases have been fitted with motions sensors which illuminate when a visitor stops at the exhibit and shuts off when they pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Museum Light Conservation

The museum conservators have taken steps throughout the entire National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to ensure the preservation of the artifacts on display through light conservation. Many exhibits have been dimmed or turned off to help preserve the artifacts. Steps have been taken to mitigate light damage including the use of the ‘blue wool’ standard in cases. These blue wool test strips contain specific light sensitive dyes that are indicators of light damage that can be read and visually compared to an unexposed blue wool test strip for conservation purposes. Some displlay cases have been fitted with motions sensors which illuminate when a visitor stops at the exhibit and shuts off when they pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Museum Light Conservation

The museum conservators have taken steps throughout the entire National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to ensure the preservation of the artifacts on display through light conservation. Many exhibits have been dimmed or turned off to help preserve the artifacts. Steps have been taken to mitigate light damage including the use of the ‘blue wool’ standard in cases. These blue wool test strips contain specific light sensitive dyes that are indicators of light damage that can be read and visually compared to an unexposed blue wool test strip for conservation purposes. Some displlay cases have been fitted with motions sensors which illuminate when a visitor stops at the exhibit and shuts off when they pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Museum Light Conservation

The museum conservators have taken steps throughout the entire National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to ensure the preservation of the artifacts on display through light conservation. Many exhibits have been dimmed or turned off to help preserve the artifacts. Steps have been taken to mitigate light damage including the use of the ‘blue wool’ standard in cases. These blue wool test strips contain specific light sensitive dyes that are indicators of light damage that can be read and visually compared to an unexposed blue wool test strip for conservation purposes. Some displlay cases have been fitted with motions sensors which illuminate when a visitor stops at the exhibit and shuts off when they pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Museum Light Conservation

The museum conservators have taken steps throughout the entire National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to ensure the preservation of the artifacts on display through light conservation. Many exhibits have been dimmed or turned off to help preserve the artifacts. Steps have been taken to mitigate light damage including the use of the ‘blue wool’ standard in cases. These blue wool test strips contain specific light sensitive dyes that are indicators of light damage that can be read and visually compared to an unexposed blue wool test strip for conservation purposes. Some displlay cases have been fitted with motions sensors which illuminate when a visitor stops at the exhibit and shuts off when they pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)
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Enlisted Exhibit

Senior Airman Zephaniah Valdez, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron ramp transportation journeyman, watches a K-loader bearing pallets approach for loading into an 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel Nov. 3, 2016. The operation focuses on training, advising, and assisting the Afghan Security Institutions and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in order to build their capabilities and long-term sustainability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)
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Enlisted Force

Team Dover Airmen with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron Special Handling section palletize a shipment of blood bound for overseas Aug. 2, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The shipment of blood products must reach their overseas destination within 72 hours of being packaged at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, requiring precise coordination from the various sections involved. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)
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Enlisted Force

Long rows of gasoline, C-rations, napalm tanks, and medical supplies are prepared by air cargo specialists in Korea. They were then forklifted onto C-119 Flying Boxcars for delivery to forward airstrips.
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Enlisted Force

Porters play a vital role in humanitarian aid. In this photo, TSgt James Ferguson loads relief packages onto a C-130 Hercules as part of OPERATION CHRISTMAS DROP, the Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The ongoing operation provides aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season.
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Enlisted Force

During the Southeast Asia War, air cargo specialists perfected engine-running offloads. After landing and taxiing, C-130 pilots would run-up their engines and loadmasters would unlock the cargo pallets. When the aircraft sped forward for takeoff, the pallets would slide out the back. Using this method, loads could be extracted in seconds. Here, port dawgs with Da Nang Air Base's 15th Aerial Port Squadron load a C-130 Hercules with supplies for airdrop.
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Enlisted Force

In addition to managing cargo, porters run passenger terminals all over the world, making sure service members reach their destinations on time.
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Enlisted Force

In an average month during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, port dawgs serviced 1,300 aircraft, 12,000 tons of cargo, and 9,000 passengers. Here, MSgt. Jessica Mallet and SSgt. Reuben Montes secure armored vehicles in a C-17 Globemaster in Afghanistan in 2014.
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Enlisted Force Boom Operators

Flying at speeds up to 520 mph and joined at a distance of only 30-50 feet, boom operators must enforce strict safety protocols. Here, Senior Airman Crystal Cash, boom operator with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, refuels an F-15 Eagle on the way to exercise Vigilant Shield in 2014.
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Enlisted Force Boom Operators

The first boom operators in the early 1950s operated from stations in the converted tail turret of KB-29 Superfortresses.
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Enlisted Force Boom Operators

A boom operator attaches a drogue to the boom of a KC-135 during the Southeast Asia War. The drogue is the red cone-shaped attachment you see here, used to refuel aircraft that have a probe instead of a receptacle.
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Enlisted Force Boom Operators

Boom operators work from the belly of the aircraft in a specially designed “boom pod.” Viewing windows and cushions aid prone (face down) positioning in this KC-135 Stratotanker. During bursts of intense concentration, proper positioning is vital.
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Enlisted Force Boom Operators

In this photo, the flying boom is lowered and extended during routine maintenance. The black ruddervators are angled upward from the middle of the boom.
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Enlisted Force Boom Operators

Senior Airman Andrew Deck conducts a KC-135 preflight check while deployed to Southwest Asia in 2009. His unit, the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refueled both US and coalition aircraft in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
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Enlisted Missile Technicians

Enlisted missile technicians inspect an Atlas ICBM in the missile assembly building at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. All missile systems had to pass "dry run" tests before their transfer to the launch site.
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