Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.03.2024
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron use a new Engine Pod Stand to perform a Phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands allow multiple maintainers to readily access the bottom and top of the jet’s engines. They also run underneath the wings, improving efficiency and safety for maintainers. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.03.2024
A U.S. Airman assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron works aboard a new Engine Pod Maintenance Stand during a Phase inspection of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The stands were employed for the first time during the Phase inspection and have several advantages over conventional maintenance stands, including reduced set-up times, greater......
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.03.2024
An Engine Pod Stand runs the length of a B-52 Stratofortress wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands, designed by Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers, a B-52 Stratofortress maintainer assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, allows maintainers to work more safely and efficiently during B-52 Phase inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)...
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.03.2024
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Caleb Melton, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, uses a flashlight and mirror to look for deficiencies in the jet’s engine during a Phase inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. Melton was working from a new Engine Pod Maintenance Stand designed by Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers, a B-52 maintainer assigned to the 307th MXS. The new......
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Theodore Daigle | 307th Bomb Wing | 07.03.2024
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Alexander Orta, with the 2nd Maintenance Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Starkey, assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, use a new Engine Pod Stand to perform a Phase inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 3, 2024. The new stands allow several maintainers to access the jet simultaneously, improving efficiency and......
