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240826-F-YR448-1235

A Cessna 150 is righted by the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team Aug. 26, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The aircraft was flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph on Aug. 25, 2024. The storm caused damage to several visiting aircraft and vendor stands leading to the cancelation of the second day of the Frontiers in Flight Airshow. The CDDAR team used airbags, forklifts and cranes to raise, pull and flip the aircraft back on its wheels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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240826-F-YR448-1230

Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team successfully recover a flipped aircraft Aug. 26, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The CDDAR team used airbags, forklifts and cranes to raise, pull and flip the aircraft back on its wheels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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240826-F-YR448-1226

Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team work together to maneuver a flipped aircraft right side up Aug. 26, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The aircraft was flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph on Aug. 25, 2024. The storm caused damage to several visiting aircraft and vendor stands leading to the cancelation of the second day of the Frontiers in Flight Airshow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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240826-F-YR448-1202

Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team used airbags, forklifts and cranes to raise, pull and stabilize a flipped aircraft Aug. 26, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The aircraft was flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph Aug. 25, 2024. The storm caused damage to several visiting aircraft and vendor stands leading to the cancelation of the second day of the Frontiers in Flight Airshow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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240826-F-YR448-1181

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240826-F-YR448-1144

Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team hoist up a flipped aircraft with airbags and a crane lift Aug. 26, 2024, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The aircraft was flipped during a thunderstorm with wind gusts of up to 54 mph Aug. 25, 2024. The storm caused damage to several visiting aircraft and vendor stands leading to the cancelation of the second day of the Frontiers in Flight Airshow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Airman 1st Class Jonethen Strickland, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reads a technical order while working the main landing gear door on a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Technical orders provide a step-by-step process for Airmen to complete maintenance tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Airman 1st Class Jonethen Strickland, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, lubricates the main landing gear door Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Maintenance Airmen are responsible for the maintenance of McConnell’s 24 KC-46 aircraft to keep them mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Senior Airman Brenden Pauly, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, lubricates the landing gear on a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. These maintainers play a crucial role in keeping the 415,000 pound jet in the air to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Senior Airman Cuong Nguyen, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a 4A-check inspection on a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Nguyen and his team are responsible for lubricating 447 connection points on the KC-46 every six months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Airman 1st Class Joshua Tillman, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, assists Airman 1st Class Francisco Ramirez, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, with a 4A-check on a KC-46 Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Tillman and Ramirez removed the panels to access the flight control actuators for a visual inspection and to lubricate all the mechanical components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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Maintainers perform A-check on KC-46

Senior Airman Brenden Pauly, 931st Maintenance Squadron crew chief, greases a connection point on the landing gear of a KC-46A Pegasus Aug. 3, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. There are 12 different types of A-check inspections that maintenance Airmen must perform on aircraft throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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Maintenance Airmen visit WSU’s National Institute for Aviation Research

Members from Team McConnell’s 22nd Maintenance Squadron fabrications flight, tour Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research June 30, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. This opportunity allowed Airmen from the fabrications flight to see NIAR in action, performing nondestructive inspection on multiple aircraft including the B-1 Lancer, F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lighting II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

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