373rd TS ensures Stratotankers legacy

Tech. Sgt. Jason Lucius, 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8, KC-135 Stratotanker aerospace repair instructor, demonstrates a frayed aircraft flight control cable to Senior Airmen Torre Evans and Arthur Thompson, 916th Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, during an aerospace repair course January 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 373rd TS provides Air Force active duty, guard and reserve members with advanced aircraft and aerospace ground equipment training. The 373rd TS is one of two tanker aircraft training squadrons located stateside. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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Staff Sgt. James Pope, 906th Air Refueling Squadron guidance and control technician, and Tech.Sgt. Russell Wilson, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidance and control technician, review electronic technical orders while Tech. Sgt. Andrew Shepherd, 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8, KC-135 Stratotanker instrument and flight control systems instructor, discusses flight displays, January 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Training classes at the 373rd TS vary from two days, to four weeks. The 373rd TS held 405 courses during 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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Tech. Sgt. Dustin Dulier, 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8, KC-135 Stratotanker aerospace propulsion instructor and productions superintendent, helps a student find information on fuel flow sequences for engines in a technical orders binder January 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. All courses at the 373rd TS are accredited through the Community College of the Air Force, and Airmen completing the classes are awarded credits toward their CCAF degree. The 373rd TS annually instructs more than 1,000 students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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Tech. Sgt. Dustin Dulier, 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8, KC-135 Stratotanker aerospace propulsion instructor and productions superintendent, briefs students on the operation of the exhaust section of a KC-135 aircraft power unit January 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The training unit is an identical mock-up of the KC-135 APU, and assists with hands-on training in a classroom setting. The 373rd TS is one of four training squadrons worldwide that train aircraft maintenance Airmen from 35 tanker bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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Senior Airman Giovanni Bosch, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, wraps a safety wire on a bolt located on a mock training turbine for the KC-135 Stratotanker fuel pump January 10, 2011, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8, trains maintenance Airmen in eight different Air Force Specialty Codes. The 373rd TS currently has 18 instructors administered more than 19,000 teaching hours during 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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373rd TS ensures Stratotanker's legacy

Published Jan. 12, 2011
By Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The 373rd Training Squadron, Det. 8, provides total force training to maintenance Airmen from a variety of air force specialty codes.

373rd TS ensures Stratotankers legacy

373rd TS ensures Stratotankers legacy

373rd TS ensures Stratotankers legacy

373rd TS ensures Stratotankers legacy

373rd TS ensures Stratotankers legacy