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  • Weapons Airmen remove pylon for routine inspection

    Weapons Airmen remove pylon for routine inspection

    Airmen from the 44th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons section, remove a pylon from an F-15 Eagle aircraft for a scheduled inspection at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 11, 2020.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Courtnee Grafton, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron metal technician, welds a piece of metal at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9, 2018. The 380th EMXS fabrication flight is in charge of identifying and repairing aircraft structural damage. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    The American Chopper of Aircraft Maintenance

    With the eight-13 hour flights the aircraft of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing have on a daily basis, some parts of the aircraft can wear down, crack or break over periods of time. The 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight, also known as “Fab Flight” or the “American Chopper” of aircraft maintenance at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, is in charge of identifying and repairing aircraft structural damage. They fix whatever can be broken, from a metal panel off the side of a KC-10 Extender to a tiny cracked screw the size of a fingernail.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Craig, lying down, aerospace propulsion journeyman, trims a main engine control on the engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker as Airman First Class Jared Suppes, kneeling, aerospace propulsion apprentice, provides support on the runway at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, July 7, 2017. The members of the 340th and 22nd EAMUs face minute-by-minute challenges in the sweltering heat on the runway as they work to keep a fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers ready to fly. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)

    Fueling the AOR

    The 340th and the 22nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Units work together around the clock here to inspect, repair, service, launch and recover the fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.
  • Senior Airman Matthew Krzywiecki, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, purges his tank of liquid oxygen before recharging a C-130 Hercules September 9, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 746th AMU cryogenics airmen work with liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen that is recharged into aircraft, providing aircrews with pure oxygen at altitude during missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Krzywiecki is a deployed member from the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

    Reserve Airmen maintain C-130’s keeping AFCENT air operations steady

    Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit follow technical orders to ensure that the C-130 Hercules is in flying condition after their inspection and maintenance September 9, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 746th AMU airmen are responsible for ensuring aircraft are
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