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    117th Maintenance Group ensure Wing’s ability to provide worldwide aerial refueling [Image 9 of 11]

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    117th Maintenance Group ensure Wing’s ability to provide worldwide aerial refueling

    BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, UNITED STATES

    09.08.2023

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman 

    117th Air Refueling Wing

    From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Gearhart, a 117th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kennedy, 117 MXS aerospace propulsion flight chief, inspect the inside portion of a KC-135R Stratotanker CFM56 engine on Sept. 8, 2023, at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama. The 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)

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    Date Taken: 09.08.2023
    Date Posted: 09.10.2023 11:14
    Photo ID: 8012997
    VIRIN: 230908-Z-FG097-2135
    Resolution: 5506x3671
    Size: 10.24 MB
    Location: BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, US

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