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From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kennedy, 117th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion flight chief, is handed a KC-135R Stratotanker CFM56 engine’s fan blade from U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Gearhart, a 117 MXS crew chief, on Sept. 8, 2023, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. This removal of the 44 fan blades from each of the jet’s four engines are replaced after every 1,500 flight hours, which is about every year and a half. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman)
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 09.10.2023 11:17 |
| Photo ID: | 8012991 |
| VIRIN: | 230908-Z-FG097-2097 |
| Resolution: | 5660x3773 |
| Size: | 12.93 MB |
| Location: | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, US |
| Web Views: | 8 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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