379 AEW innovates, conducts KC-135 fin removal
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Quinn, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron lead production superintendent, left, and Tech. Sgt. Hans Van Houten, 379th EMXS crew chief, guide a KC-135 Stratotanker vertical stabilizer as its lowered to a support structure at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 16, 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 Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer)
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Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer
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