5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Shaw, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J., lowers a auxiliary power unit from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. Shaw and a group of maintainers worked together to replace the APU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Senior Airman Cory Woodford, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron C-17 Globemaster III maintainer, loosens a screw while replacing an auxiliary power unit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. The APU powers the air and electronics before the engines are started. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Maintainers from the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron replace an auxiliary power unit on a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. Two cranes were used to move the heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Staff Sgt. Misti Rosas, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron maintainer ensures an auxiliary power unit for a C-17 Globemaster III fits correctly on a cart used to transport it to the aircreft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. The C-17 is from Joint Base Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Maintainers from the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron replace an auxiliary power unit on a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. Two cranes were used to move the heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Maintainers from the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron replace an auxiliary power unit on a C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. Two cranes were used to move the heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Shaw, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J., prepares a new auxiliary power unit to be installed in a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Maintainers from the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron remove bars from an auxiliary power unit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. The bars are used while shipping the APU so it is not damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Maintainers from the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron replace an auxiliary power unit on a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Two cranes were used to move the heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Airman 1st Class Criszer Cabanlig, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron electrician, (left) and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Shaw, 5th EAMS aerospace propulsion craftsman, unscrew a new auxiliary power unit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. Cabanlig and Shaw worked with other maintainers to replace the APU in a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

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5th EAMS maintainers replace APU

Published June 1, 2018
By Staff Sgt. Joshua King
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Ryan Shaw, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J., lowers a auxiliary power unit from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018. Shaw and a group of maintainers worked together to replace the APU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)