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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop adjusts tire pressure within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. Wheel and tire Airmen conduct thorough pre-installation checks, including precise inflation to ensure aircraft wheels are ready for use. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop attaches a hose to an aircraft wheel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. Wheel and tire Airmen conduct thorough pre-installation checks, including precise inflation to ensure aircraft wheels are ready for use. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop pushes a button on a one-man tire assembly machine within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. Wheel and tire Airmen disassemble and reassemble aircraft wheels to exact standards for safe and reliable flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop torque bolts on an aircraft wheel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. Wheel and tire Airmen disassemble and reassemble aircraft wheels to exact standards for safe and reliable flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop attaches bolts to an aircraft wheel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. The shop services multiple types of cargo and aerial refueling aircraft deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, enabling safe and reliable air mobility operations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop attaches bolts to an aircraft wheel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. Wheel and tire Airmen support aircraft operations by building and maintaining wheels to enable safe taxiing and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop cleans an aircraft wheel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025. Wheel and tire Airmen support aircraft operations by building and maintaining wheels to enable safe taxiing and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Wheel and tire Airmen build and maintain aircraft wheels

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire shop tightens a screw on an aircraft wheel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 20, 2024. The shop services multiple types of cargo and aerial refueling aircraft deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, enabling safe and reliable air mobility operations in the region.(U.S. Air Force photo)
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B-52 Stratofortress has conventional rotary launcher installed

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chelsie Malloy (left) and Tech. Sgt. Dustin Hyden, both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, prepare a new conventional rotary launcher for transport to be installed in a B-52 Stratofortress at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 9, 2017. The CRL upgrade of the B-52's will allow it to carry more smart bombs in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Newman, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, attaches a fin to a guided bomb unit, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The fin is one of the final steps when completing the build of a GBU. Ammo Airmen here at Al Udeid work 12 hours a day, seven days a week and provide 24 hour coverage to ensure the B-1s are always munitions ready when needed for airstrikes in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

Ammo Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron load a fuse into a guided bomb unit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. A GBU is a precision-guided munition designed to achieve greater accuracy. For every individual munition expenditure made by the B-1, Ammo Airmen build one—which can mean they are building anywhere between six and 12 Joint Direct Attack Munitions at a time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

U.S. Air force Senior Airman Anthony Anderson, left, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions inspector, inspects fins while Airman 1st Class Bryan Crane, 379th EMXS conventional maintenance crew member, sets the fins up to place on guided bomb unit bodies, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The GBU was designed for use with multiple aircraft as an unpowered glide weapon. Both Airmen are deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

Ammo Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron load bomb bodies onto an assembly line, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. When bombs arrive, they are broken up into several different components that are put together on an assembly line by ammo Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Crane, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, hooks fin kits up to a computer system, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The computer system checks the fin kits to ensure they are in good working order. Crane is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Brooks, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions technician, removes dust covers from a guided bomb unit body, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. A GBU is a precision-guided munition designed to achieve greater accuracy. Brooks is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen support OIR one bomb at a time

Ammo Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron prepare to build bombs, March 13, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Day in and day out, Ammo Airmen work around the clock to build bombs that enable B-1 operators to deliver decisive air power to designated targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Busiest PMEL team in the Air Forces moves to enduring facility

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kc Berger, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory craftsman, troubleshoots a component malfunction, Dec. 31, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th EMXS’s PMEL Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility is the only shop in Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Busiest PMEL team in the Air Forces moves to enduring facility

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Josh Herman, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory technician, tests a relief valve to ensure it is set to the proper pressure used for tires, Dec. 31, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th EMXS’s PMEL shop calibrates more than 1,000 items a month. Herman is deployed from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Busiest PMEL team in the Air Forces moves to enduring facility

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeffrey Tyler, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory technician, calibrates a torque wrench, Dec. 31, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. PMEL Airmen have many tools or what they call “standards” to ensure everything is accurately calibrated. Tyler is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Busiest PMEL team in the Air Forces moves to enduring facility

Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory shop give leadership from the379th Air Expeditionary Wing a tour of the new PMEL facility here, Dec. 29, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The new PMEL facility will provide a more stable environment and additional workspace for PMEL Airmen, allowing for increased measurement and calibration capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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