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Maintainers Keep the Mission Flying Day and Night

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Kinder, a KC-135 maintainer with the 379th Expeditionary Air Maintenance Squadron, secures a protective cover to a sensor on a KC-135 on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 1, 2022. Aircraft maintainers operate constantly to support missions at any time of day. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Constantine Bambakidis)
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Vehicle Management Airmen work day and night to keep vehicles serviceable

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Vehicle Management Flight secure a mock up of body panels on a damaged bus before making the cuts on the sheet metal at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 4, 2022. It is a standard practice in metal fabrication to check for fit, then trim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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Vehicle Management Airmen work day and night to keep vehicles serviceable

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Vehicle Management Flight secure a mock up of body panels on a damaged bus before making the cuts on the sheet metal at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 4, 2022. It is a standard practice in metal fabrication to check for fit, then trim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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Vehicle Management Airmen work day and night to keep vehicles serviceable

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Vehicle Management Flight secure a mock up of body panels on a damaged bus before making the cuts on the sheet metal at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 4, 2022. It is a standard practice in metal fabrication to check for fit, then trim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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Vehicle Management Airmen work day and night to keep vehicles serviceable

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Velazquez-Campos, a vehicle mechanic with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Vehicle Management Flight, adds power steering fluid into the power steering reservoir of a Chevrolet Colorado at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 4, 2022. This is done as regular maintenance on the vehicles at the maintenance shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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Vehicle Management Airmen work day and night to keep vehicles serviceable

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brendan O'Brien, a vehicle mechanic with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Vehicle Management Flight, works under a Ford F-150 XL Triton truck to look for a break in the anti-lock braking system wire at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 4, 2022. As the ABS wire was reading a bad voltage, he was tracing it back to find a tear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen)
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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft awaits an engine test prior to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 23, 2019. Reaper’s are maintained, launched and recovered from deployed locations, but are remotely operated from bases in the United States during ISR operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Mason)
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AUAB Fabrication Flight: fabricate to innovate

Staff Sgt. Blake Burleigh, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, molds pieces of metal to create a dual bracket connector clip Aug. 5, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to the creation of the clip, the communication cords would rub against a pilot’s face during flights and could potentially lead to dangerous situations due to the distraction while operating aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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AUAB Fabrication Flight: fabricate to innovate

Staff Sgt. Blake Burleigh, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, molds pieces of metal to create a dual bracket connector clip Aug. 5, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The dual bracket connector clip is used to secure communication cord to an aircrew helmet. Prior to the creation of the clip, the cords would rub against a pilot’s face during flights and could potentially lead to dangerous situations due to the distraction while operating aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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AUAB Fabrication Flight: fabricate to innovate

Staff Sgt. Blake Burleigh, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, designs a metal washer used on aircraft fuel trucks Aug. 5, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to creation of this new tool being made, the personnel who operate the trucks used the original factory made plastic washer strike plate which would break and disintegrate over time, causing the refueling valve to become inoperable. Now, due to the Fabrication Flight, aircraft can be refueled safely and effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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AUAB Fabrication Flight: fabricate to innovate

Staff Sgt. Blake Burleigh, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, molds pieces of metal to create a dual bracket connector clip Aug. 5, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Prior to the creation of the clip, the communication cords would rub against a pilot’s face during flights and could potentially lead to dangerous situations due to the distraction while operating aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)
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332nd EMXS Airmen assemble guided missiles

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Baker, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron production crew chief, assembles a guided bomb unit August 14, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. The 332nd EMXS creates and maintains the equipment use to execute missions across the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Otte) (This image is blurred for security reasons)
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332nd EMXS Airmen assemble guided missiles

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Baker, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron production crew chief, assembles a guided bomb unit August 14, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. The 332nd EMXS creates and maintains the equipment use to execute missions across the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Otte) (This image is blurred for security reasons)
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332nd EMXS Airmen assemble guided missiles

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Klawitter, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron stockpile crew chief, assembles a guided bomb unit August 14, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. The 332nd EMXS creates and maintains the equipment use to execute missions across the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Otte) (This image is blurred for security reasons)
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332nd EMXS Airmen assemble guided missiles

U.S. Air Force Airman with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron assemble a guided bomb unit August 14, 2021, at in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. The 332nd EMXS creates and maintains the equipment use to execute missions across the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Otte)
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332nd EMXS Airmen assemble guided missiles

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Klawitter, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron stockpile crew chief, assembles a guided bomb unit August 14, 2021, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. The 332nd EMXS creates and maintains the equipment use to execute missions across the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Otte) (This image is blurred for security reasons)
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24-hour operations for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules maintainers

Members deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron change a propeller on a C-130 Hercules. The EAMXS works 24-hour operations year-round to keep the C-130 Hercules’ in flight to accomplish the mission of fight to win today and to provide warfighter support in the area of responsibility. (Courtesy Photo)
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24-hour operations for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules maintainers

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hall, a propulsion technician assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, trouble shoots a bleed air leak on a C-130 Hercules. The EAMXS works 24-hour operations year-round to keep the C-130 Hercules’ in flight to accomplish the mission of fight to win today and to provide warfighter support in the area of responsibility. (Courtesy Photo)
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24-hour operations for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules maintainers

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hall, a propulsion technician assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cecilia Nguyen, a propulsion technician assigned to the 386th EAMXS and deployed from Maxwell AFB, change a propeller on a C-130 Hercules. The EAMXS works 24-hour operations year-round to keep the C-130 Hercules’ in flight to accomplish the mission of fight to win today and to provide warfighter support in the area of responsibility. (Courtesy Photo)
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24-hour operations for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules maintainers

A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, marshals in a C-130 Hercules July 20, 2021. The EAMXS works 24-hour operations year-round to keep the C-130 Hercules’ in flight to accomplish the mission of fight to win today and to provide warfighter support in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Helena Owens)
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