379 AEW innovates, conducts KC-135 fin removal
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary Dybas, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Collin Fater, 379th EMXS aero repair craftsman, lower a KC-135 Stratotanker vertical stabilizer at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 15, 2023. Between the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and 379th EMXS, a team of Airmen successfully removed the vertical stabilizer from the aircraft to conduct maintenance on the rudder, which is used to control aircraft yaw, the rotation of the vertical axis of the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)