Maintaining from nose to tail

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel and Airman Taylor Howard, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, inspect the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Maintaining from nose to tail

U.S. Air Force Airman Taylor Howard, a 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the fuel equipment access point of a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Maintaining from nose to tail

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel and Airman Taylor Howard, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, inspect the engine cell of a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Maintaining from nose to tail

U.S. Air Force Airman Taylor Howard, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the vertical stabilizer of a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel and Airman Taylor Howard, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, inspect the horizontal stabilizer of a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel, a 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stows a fuel hose with Airman 1st Class Andre Franklin, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel, a 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signs to Airman 1st Class Andre Franklin, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, to lower the fuel rate being pumped into a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel, a 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans hydraulic fluids from a hydraulic boost pack at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)

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Maintaining from nose to tail

Published March 22, 2023
By Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen
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ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Horschel and Airman Taylor Howard, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, inspect the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 22, 2023. Preventative maintenance and inspections allow for early identification of problems before they become larger, mission degrading issues. Aircraft Maintainers at AASAB ensure planes are ready to deliver Airmen and supplies around the Area of Responsibility wherever and whenever they are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen)