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Hydraulics systems Airmen repair aircraft

Airman 1st Class Sean Moore, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems specialist, checks for dents on a section of hydraulic tubing installed on the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft April 8, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. A dented line can create leaks in the hydraulic system resulting in a decrease of pressure and failure of hydraulic systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Hydraulics systems Airmen repair aircraft

Airmen from the 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems shop, lift a damaged boom onto a shipping crate April, 8, 2010, McConnell AFB, Kan. The Airmen in the hydraulics shop are responsible for all internal repairs such as fuel supply, electrical, mechanical and hydraulics systems, but due to structural damage the boom will be sent to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., for further repair. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Hydraulics systems Airmen repair aircraft

Airman 1st Class Matthew Gangi, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems specialist, fastens a bolt to secure a broken boom to a shipping crate April 8, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Due to structural damage to this boom, it will be shipped to Tinker AFB, Okla., where it will be fixed and sent to any available KC-135 Stratotanker base in need of one. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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22nd Maitenance Operations Squadron member earns spotlight performer

Airman 1st Class San Ha Choe, 22nd Maintenance Operations Squadron maintenance management analyst, archives important informational documents or the 22nd Maintenance Group as part of her normal duties April 26, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Airman Choe is responsible for gathering data, tracking aircraft statistics and aircraft capability for leadership within the 22nd MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Abigail Klein)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Staff Sgt. Cody LeNeve, 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., assists in bearing a litter "patient" away from a UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter during expeditionary medical readiness training April 16, 2010. The training provided a rare opportunity for Airmen to practice patient loading and unloading on Army Black Hawks which are the preferred vehicles for patient transport in deployed locations due to their capability to access austere and remote terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Nicholas Mercurio)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Army Sgt. James Nordman, crew chief, Company C, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, observes as Airmen load "patients" onto North Atlantic Treaty Organization gurneys during expeditionary medical readiness training April 16, 2010, on the McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., flightline. The training familiarized Airmen with Army UH-60Q Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter operations which they may encounter in a deployed environment, ensuring readiness across the 22nd Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Nicholas Mercurio)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Medics from the 22nd Medical Group practice loading "patients" onto North Atlantic Treaty Organization gurneys under the watchful eyes of Army Sgt. James Nordman, crew chief, Company C, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, during expeditionary medical readiness training April 16, 2010 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The training familiarized Airmen with Army UH-60Q Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter operations which they may encounter in a deployed environment, ensuring readiness across the 22nd Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Nicholas Mercurio)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Tech. Sgt. Bret Parker and Staff Sgts. James Baluyot, Daniel Mills and Billy Cole (left to right), 22nd Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., practice egress procedures from a static UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter during expeditionary medical readiness training April 16, 2010. Later in the training, Airmen simulated loading and unloading "patients" with the helicopter rotors engaged in order to simulate the conditions they may experience in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Nicholas Mercurio)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell Airmen secure a "patient" in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization gurney during an expeditionary medical readiness training exercise on the flightline, April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The training provided Airmen familiarity with the aircraft and aids in the success of working in and around Black Hawks in combat environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria Ruiz)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell Airmen use North Atlantic Treaty Organization gurneys to carry “patients” to UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopters during an expeditionary medical readiness training exercise on the flightline, April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The training provided the Airmen familiarity with the aircraft and aids in the success of working in and around Black Hawks in combat environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria Ruiz)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell Airmen load a “patient” into a UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter during an expeditionary medical readiness training on the flightline, April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This joint training familiarized the Airmen with procedures used in emergencies. The exercise prepared the Airmen for medical evacuations in a combat environment. Airmen from the 22nd Security Forces, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection, 22nd CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal and the Air Force Reserve 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maria Ruiz)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell members load a “patient” on to a UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter during a joint medical evacuation exercise which conducted training on patient loading and unloading on a helicopter on April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell Airmen participated in a medical evacuation exercise with three UH-60Q Blackhawk Medevac Helos from the Nebraska Army National Guard. In wartime areas of responsibility, helicopters are the primary vehicle for patient transport due to their ability to rapidly transfer patients and reach remote or austere terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell members load a “patient” on to a UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter during a joint medical evacuation exercise which included loading and unloading "patients" on a helicopter on April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell Airmen performed in a medical evacuation exercise with three UH-60Q Blackhawk Medevac Helos from the Nebraska Army National Guard. In wartime areas of responsibility, helicopters are the primary vehicle for patient transport due to their ability to rapidly transfer patients and reach remote or austere terrain. This exercise was conducted to train Air Force and Army personnel in a simulated scenario prior to conducting operations in a deployed, hostile environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell Airmen wheel a North Atlantic Treaty Organization gurney under the direction of Army Sgt. Beth Ramsey, Company C, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, during a joint exercise which focused on critical orientation training with a UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter medical evacuation procedures, including patient loading and unloading April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 22nd Medical Group, 22nd Security Force Squadron, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, 22nd CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Air Force Reserve 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight conducted a medical evacuation exercise with three UH-60Q Black Hawk Medevac Helos from the Nebraska Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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Medical Group trains with Nebraska National Guard

Team McConnell Airmen carry a “victim” to an Army UH-60Q Black Hawk helicopter during a joint medical evacuation exercise April 16, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.The 22nd Medical Group, 22nd Security Forces Squadron, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadrons Fire Department, 22nd CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Air Force Reserve 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight conducted the exercise with Army Soldiers operating three UH-60Q Black Hawk medevac helos from the Nebraska Army National Guard. The exercise was conducted to train Air Force and Army personnel in a simulated scenario prior to conducting operations in a deployed, hostile environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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AMXS Receives 'Best-in-Practice' During Assessment

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Staff Sgt. Cloyce Smith, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hazardous material manager, places a non-regulated sticker on a box as Staff Sgt. James Lucas, 22nd Maintenance Group environmental coordinator, observes the process at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., April 9, 2010. Team McConnell’s environmental and bio-environmental programs were inspected by an Air Mobility Command team and a contractor to ensure the programs were in compliance with state and federal standards EPA. McConnell’s maintenance group consists of more than 60 percent of the bases environmental and bio-environmental programs. The 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron had zero defects found during the six-day Environmental, Occupational Health Compliance Assessment & Management Program inspection which was April 4 to 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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AMXS Receives 'Best-in-Practice' During Assessment

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Oil and hydraulic cans are crushed to condense shipping space before being sent to the scrap metal recycling shop at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., April 9, 2010. Used oil and hydraulic cans are drained for up to eight hours and the residual liquid is recycled for energy recovery before the cans are crushed. Fifteen crushed cans replace one non-crushed can. The hazardous material shop produces 400 lbs of scrap metal every two weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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AMXS Receives 'Best-in-Practice' During Assessment

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The hazardous material section of the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron place red dots on items that are about to expire to ensure that they are used first April 9, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. This practice ensures the Air Force does not waste before the items are used. This procedure was identified as a “best-in-practice” procedure during a six-day Environmental, Occupational Health Compliance Assessment & Management Program inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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AMXS Receives 'Best-in-Practice' During Assessment

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Staff Sgt. Cloyce Smith, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hazardous material manager, checks a can of anti-seize Locitie C-200 compound before placing it into the hazardous waste container on April 9, 2010 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. KC-135 Stratotanker F108 engines can reach temperatures of 800 degrees Celsius or higher during take-off and anti-seize Locitie C-200 compound is used to prevents any metal-to-metal friction that may result. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

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LRS Delivers Gas

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Airman 1st Class Chantz Wyant, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution apprentice, raises the top of an underground hydrant pit, April 7, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The hydrant pit contains hydrant outlets that allow fuels technicians to expedite the refueling of wide bodied aircraft. The fuels management flight utilizes more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel per month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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