Airmen keep aircraft on schedule

Photo By David Miller | Staff Sgt. Andrew McConkay gives commands to Staff Sgt. Daniel Fox, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron heavy equipment operators, as he operates a crane after an engine swap by members of the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The 557th ERHS provided short notice support for the engine swap by supplying the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine. The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule. McConkay is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and a Salt Lake City native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. David Miller)  

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12.11.2013

Story by Master Sgt. David Miller 

379th Air Expeditionary Wing

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion flight, installed an engine into a C-130J at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Dec. 11, 2013.

The 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron supported the engine swap by providing the crane and personnel to hoist the engine out and install the new engine.

The combined efforts contributed to the engine being swapped in 12 hours and the aircraft ready to fly on schedule.

• Date Taken: 12.11.2013
• Date Posted: 12.16.2013 02:12
• Story ID: 118256
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