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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron supported the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron supported the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron supported the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operator, controls a crane during an engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. Fox is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Logansport, Ind., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Senior Airman Michael Johnson (right) and Senior Airman Phillip Swensen, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion journeymen, align a C-130 engine on to an engine stand after an engine change at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being changed out in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. Johnson is deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Mobile, Ala., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Tech. Sgt. Russell O’Farrell (background) and Senior Airman Michael Johnson (foreground), 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit,align a C-130 fasten an engine on to an engine stand 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron provided short notice support for the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being changed out in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. O’Farrell is a propulsion craftsman deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Pensacola, Fla., native. Johnson is a propulsion journeyman deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Mobile, Ala., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, position an engine stand into place during an engine swap at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The engine was swapped out in 12 hours and the aircraft was ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operator, controls a crane during an engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight install an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. Fox is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Logansport, Ind., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight and 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators, fasten an engine on to an engine stand during an engine swap at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The engine was swapped out in 12 hours and the aircraft was ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight and 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators, fasten an engine on to an engine stand during an engine swap at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The engine was swapped out in 12 hours and the aircraft was ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay gives commands to Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators as he operates a crane during a C-130 engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. McConkay is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Salt Lake City native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay gives commands to Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators as he operates a crane during a C-130 engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. McConkay is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Salt Lake City native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay gives commands to Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators as he operates a crane during a C-130 engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. McConkay is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Salt Lake City native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Senior Airman Phillip Swensen, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion journeyman, tightens a C-130 engine on to an engine stand at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The C-130 engine was changed out in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. Swensen is deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Rohnert Park, Calif., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Senior Airman Phillip Swensen, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion journeyman, tightens a C-130 engine on to an engine stand at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The C-130 engine was changed out in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. Swensen is deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Rohnert Park, Calif., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Tech. Sgt. Joseph Griffin, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion craftsman, checks the oil level in a newly installed C-130 engine after an engine change at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The engine was changed out in 12 hours and the aircraft was ready to fly on schedule. Griffin is deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Spanish Fort, Ala., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, remove an engine after a C-130 engine swap at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The engine was swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft was ready to fly on schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Senior Airman Michael Johnson (right) from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, aligns a C-130 engine on to an engine stand as Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operator, looks on at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS supported the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being changed out in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. Johnson is deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and a Mobile, Ala., native. McConkay is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Salt Lake City native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay gives commands to Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators, as he operates a crane after an engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. McConkay is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Salt Lake City native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)

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Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Published Dec. 12, 2013
By Master Sgt. David Miller
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

Southwest Asia -- Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, installed an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron supported the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule.