Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Airmen from the 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare for the arrival of a RC-135 Rivet Joint after returning from a mission May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Airmen from the 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare for the arrival of a RC-135 Rivet Joint after returning from a mission May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Staff Sgt. Robert Brushel directs a RC-135 Rivet Joint to its parking location after returning from a mission May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Brushel is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Staff Sgt. Jeffery DeHaan removes a cover plate as he and his crew complete their checklists for a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Brushel is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Staff Sgt. Jeffery DeHaan completes post-flight maintenance checks for a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Brushel is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Tech. Sgt. William Dibble completes post-flight maintenance checks for a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Dibble is the aircraft’s dedicated crew chief from the 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Staff Sgt. Stephanie Wang pulls air conditioning tubes from their racks to a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Wang is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrician deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Staff Sgt. Stephanie Wang connects an air conditioning tube attachment to a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Wang is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrician deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Staff Sgt. Cody Meyers connects an air conditioning tube attachment to a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Meyers is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics craftsman deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Staff Sgt. Jeffery DeHaan completes post-flight maintenance checks for a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Brushel is a 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Staff Sgts. Tyler Wyatt and Wendell Parks service the engine oil during post-flight maintenance for a recently arrived RC-135 Rivet Joint May 22, 2013, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Wyatt and Parks are 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit jet engine mechanics deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

Published May 23, 2013
By Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Airmen from the 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit catch a RC-135 Rivet Joint after the aircraft returns from a mission here May 22.

This airframe is the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's primary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform; picking up real-time information on the coalition's enemies.