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McConnell maintainers get a taste of deployed life during Red Flag 18-1

Master Sgt. Brian Flanders, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, Chief Master Sgt. Seth Thomas, 931st Maintenance Squadron superintendent, and 2nd Lt. Toby John Cruz, Red Flag Tanker Task Force Maintenance Team officer in-charge, pose for a photo during Red Flag-Nellis 18-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 12, 2018. The RFTTF Maintenance Team has generated 42 aircraft launches in the first two weeks of the exercise for a 100 percent success rate. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Daniel de La Fé)
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22nd MXS hydraulic Airmen

Airman 1st Class Dustin Teague, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice, checks for loose objects inside a spoiler actuator from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen assigned to the 22nd MXS maintain the KC-135 so it remains mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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22nd MXS hydraulic Airmen

Airman 1st Class Dustin Teague, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice, reads technical orders while disassembling a spoiler actuator Sept. 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The actuator allows the spoilers on the aircraft to control the airflow that directs the KC-135. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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22nd MXS hydraulic Airmen

Airman Ryan Fugit, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice, disassembles a spoiler actuator from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Pressurized hydraulic fluid moves the actuator, which comtrols air flow over the wing and allows the plane to manuever. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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22nd MXS hydraulic Airmen

Airman Ryan Fugit, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice, releases hydraulic fluid out of a spoiler actuator from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The spoiler actuator is removed from the KC-135 and brought to the back shop to be inspected and exchanged if repairs are needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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22nd MXS hydraulic Airmen

Airman Ryan Fugit, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice, deconstructs a spoiler actuator from a KC-135 Stratotanker Sept. 20, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen assigned to the 22nd MXS maintain aircraft parts, which allow aircrews to fly missions with confidence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)
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Airman puts MX skills to use on motocross track

Staff Sgt. Thomas Tangedal, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology journeyman, poses for a photo with a civilian contractor during his deployment to Kuwait, 2016. Tangedal volunteered for a no-notice deployment slot as a foreign military personnel escort. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman puts MX skills to use on motocross track

Staff Sgt. Thomas Tangedal, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology journeyman, poses for a photo in Las Vegas, 2016. Tangedal joined the Air Force in 2010 and after his deployment to Kuwait in 2016, he decided to start his own racing endeavors. (Courtesy photo)
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Airman puts MX skills to use on motocross track

Staff Sgt. Thomas Tangedal, 22nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft metal technology journeyman, poses for a photo with his mother, Jill Tandegal, Las Vegas, 2016. Tangdal, a Calexico, California native, grew up in the motocross racing world helping friends and family as a pit crew member. (Courtesy photo)
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McConnell Melting Pot: From Qatar to Kansas

Master Sgt. Mohammed Abouhasem, 22nd Maintenance Squadron production supervisor, left, listens to a phone call during turn over with Capt. Michael Molloy, 22nd MXS operations officer, May 15, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. During turn over, Abouhasem informs Molloy about the status of aircraft. Abouhasem was raised in Doha, Qatar, and has proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 15 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Thornbury)
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Maintenance Airmen perform safety inspections

Airman 1st Class Jordan Brinkle, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, right, and Senior Airman Andrew Colson, 931st Maintenance Group crew chief inspect a hinged door on the undercarriage of a KC-135 Stratotanker, Oct. 29, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Maintenance Airmen ensure McConnell's aircraft are always ready to respond thereby enabling rapid global mobility daily. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jenna K. Caldwell)
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FOD prevention program supports tanker mission

Senior Airman Patrick Bartosavage, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-46 equipment crew chief, Senior Airman Andrew Kruckman, 22nd AMXS assistant vehicle control officer, and Master Sgt. Erik Louviere, 22nd Maintenance Group FOD monitor, attach the base’s new dual FOD system to a truck Dec. 2, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The equipment, which is valued at approximately $11,000, was recently purchased to support the base’s FOD prevention program and is used weekly to clear debris from the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)
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FOD prevention program supports tanker mission

A dual FOD system is dragged behind a truck Dec. 2, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The equipment, which is valued at approximately $11,000, was recently purchased to support the base’s FOD prevention program and can be operated by one person. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)
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FOD prevention program supports tanker mission

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Maintenance Group walk across the flightline while looking for foreign object debris Dec. 5, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. FOD walks are performed weekly as part of the base’s FOD prevention program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)
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Hydraulics Airmen taking care of business

Airman 1st Class Sherman Purnell, 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, removes a spoiler bypass valve Oct. 13, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Spoiler bypass valves allow the operation of a KC-135 Stratotanker’s speed brakes to increase drag and safely decrease speed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Thornbury)
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Hydraulics Airmen taking care of business

A 22nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist installs a union on a spoiler bypass valve Oct. 13, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Spoiler bypass valves allow the operation of a KC-135 Stratotanker’s speed brakes to increase drag and lower speed safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Thornbury)
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Maintenance commander outruns cancer

Maj. Patrick Cain, 22nd Maintenance Squadron commander, left, runs with Lt. Col Duane Richardson, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, at a 5k race, Nov. 14, 2015, at Wichita, Kan. Cain was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer on Aug. 15, 2015. Can ran the 5k while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
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Maintenance commander outruns cancer

The family of Maj. Patrick Cain, 22nd Maintenance Squadron commander, hold up a sign at the Strut-4-Guts 5k race, Nov. 14, 2015, at Wichita, Kan. Cain, an avid long distance runner, was officially declared in remission June 7, 2016, after almost a year battle with colorectal cancer.
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