Airmen Refurb C17s at Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchell Halbleib, 60th Maintenance Squadron aerospace repair specialist, ensures the proper operation of elevator systems on the tail of a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 20, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Each month 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen refurbish a C-17 with help from the 60th MXS, which saves the Air Force money and keeps the gray tails mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Airmen Refurb C17s at Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Collin Hargreaves, left, 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, and Senior Airman Bailey Lovell, right, 860th AMXS aerospace propulsion specialist, replace an actuator component on a C-17 Globemaster III engine as Tech. Sgt. Chris Dimorier, 860th AMXS aerospace propulsion technician, supervises Feb. 20, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Each month 860th AMXS Airmen refurbish a C-17 which saves the Air Force money and keeps the gray tails mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Airmen Refurb C17s at Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bailey Lovell, 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, inspects an engine on a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 20, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Each month 860th AMXS Airmen refurbish a C-17 which saves the Air Force money and keeps the grey tails mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Airmen Refurb C17s at Travis AFB

U.S. Airmen from the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to call it a day after refurbing various parts of a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 20, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Each month 860th AMXS Airmen refurbish a C-17 which saves the Air Force money and keeps the grey tails mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Airmen Refurb C17s at Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchell Halbleib, 60th Maintenance Squadron aerospace repair specialist, descends from the tail of a C-17 Globemaster III after ensuring proper operation of the elevator systems of the tail Feb. 20, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Each month 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen refurbish a C-17 with help from the 60th MXS, which saves the Air Force money and keeps the gray tails mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Airmen Refurb C17s at Travis AFB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Arthur Ingalls, 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspection section team leader, sweeps under the fuselage of a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 20, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Each month 860th AMXS Airmen refurbish a C-17 which saves the Air Force money and keeps the gray tails mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

Airmen refurb C-17s at Travis AFB

Published Feb. 25, 2020
By Nicholas Pilch
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs