A fresh start

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Dennis Williams, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance member, fastens together a panel for a new radio system for an HC-130P Combat King here April 1. Mr. Williams used blueprints and technical orders to produce 10 new panels from scratch for the C-130 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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A-10 sick call

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft is brought into a hangar to have structural work done here April 1. The aircraft maintenance shop cut away a damaged hinge and remanufactured the part due to a shortage in stock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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Drill away

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Staff Sgt. James Anderson, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron sheet metal shop member, drills out the rivets that hold a broken nacelle door hinge to an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft here April 1. Sergeant Anderson had to drill the rivets out and then remove them with a hammer and punch tool. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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Grining away

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Senior Airman Talmadge Borthwick, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance journeyman, grinds away the metal anchors of an old machine to make way for a new power sheering machine here April 1. The new machine will allow for faster manufacturing of sheet metal used for aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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Metal shavings

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airman 1st Class Joshua Beauchamp, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance member, drills out pop rivets to remove a nacelle door hinge from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft here April 1. The hinge was cracked in three places and had to be fixed before the aircraft could be placed on flying status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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Metal shavings

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A drill is used to remove rivets from an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft. The use of safety glasses is required to protect the workers’ eyesight while working with the drill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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Quite a few bits

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A set of drill bits wait to be used by the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here April 1. The drill bits are used when a rivet or screw is unable to be removed, so it is drilled out and punched through with a hammer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman/RELEASED)

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Maintenance squadrons keep aircraft running

Published April 26, 2010

A fresh start

A-10 sick call

Drill away

Grining away

Metal shavings

Metal shavings

Quite a few bits