U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Colin McCready, 712th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, inspects the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III during the Liberty Eagle Readiness Exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 15, 2022. McCready is one of many maintainers from the 512th and 436th airlift wings who worked together during a simulated deployment to a forward operating base, located on Dover AFB, July 11-15, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to validate both wings' ability to generate, employ and sustain airpower across the world in a contested and degraded operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Rios)

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436th MXS aircraft fuel systems repair technicians don’t fuel around

A bracket missing a nutplate was removed and replaced by 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel system repair personnel during fuel tank maintenance on a C-17 Globemaster IIII at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 10, 2023. The bracket secures the number three main fuel tank probe 11 in place inside the fuel tank. A new bracket with a nutplate was fabricated by the 436th MXS fabrication section. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

PHOTO BY: GS-09 / Roland Balik
VIRIN: 230110-F-BO262-1059.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D4

LENS

60.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

6400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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