Story by Staff Sgt. Tony Harp | 193rd Special Operations Wing | 02.28.2018
Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron and firefighters from the 193rd Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron conducted a confined spaces rescue exercise Feb. 24 in the fuel cell here....
Story by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh | 86th Airlift Wing | 08.10.2017
Airmen working in their career field may find themselves in places or situations they never imagined they would be. This could be traveling to a country they never expected to see, perhaps working alongside generals, or even crawling into the cramped fuel tanks of a C-130J Super Hercules. Two crews of Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron worked around the clock for 10 days......
Story by Airman 1st Class Sadie Hewes | 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base | 08.06.2017
After nearly three years of having to travel around the country to work, maintainers from the 103rd Airlift Wing finally have an opportunity to do their jobs at home....
Story by Airman Tristan Viglianco | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | 03.06.2017
If fuel acts as the lifeblood for aircraft, then the veins and arteries would be the fuel systems. These components are essential in keeping the 9th Reconnaissance Wing’s aircraft up in the air and capable of completing their mission. Behind the maintenance of the fuel components on the RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 Dragon Lady is a shop known as aircraft fuel systems....
Story by Master Sgt. Mark Olsen | 108th Wing | 01.12.2013
The sign in front of the maintenance hangar says it all: Open Fuel Tanks Unauthorized Personnel Keep Out.
