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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Santella, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, jokes with his maintenance team while securing a cover plate onto an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 11, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The cover plates are necessary to inflate the fuel cell with compressed air so it can be inspected for leaks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Santella, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, jokes with his maintenance team while securing a cover plate onto an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 11, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The cover plates are necessary to inflate the fuel cell with compressed air so it can be inspected for leaks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Fairbanks, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, applies grease to a personnel door opening of an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 11, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The grease is necessary to fit a flexible rubber ring into a small track inside of the doorway, creating an airtight seal when the doorway cover is secured onto the fuel cell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Fairbanks, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, applies grease to a personnel door opening of an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 11, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The grease is necessary to fit a flexible rubber ring into a small track inside of the doorway, creating an airtight seal when the doorway cover is secured onto the fuel cell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Senior Airman Brian Rabelo, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, secures a personnel door cover onto an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 11, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The cover plates for the fuel cell are necessary to inflate the cell with compressed air so it can be inspected for leaks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Senior Airman Brian Rabelo, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, secures a personnel door cover onto an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 11, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The cover plates for the fuel cell are necessary to inflate the cell with compressed air so it can be inspected for leaks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

A team of fuel system specialists from three different airlift wings work together to uninstall a C-130 aircraft auxiliary fuel cell July 8, 2020 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Two technicians inside of the aircraft wing pushed the fuel cell out of the aircraft while two additional technicians pulled from below, removing the fuel cell to inspect it after a fuel leak was discovered. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

A team of fuel system specialists from three different airlift wings work together to uninstall a C-130 aircraft auxiliary fuel cell July 8, 2020 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Two technicians inside of the aircraft wing pushed the fuel cell out of the aircraft while two additional technicians pulled from below, removing the fuel cell to inspect it after a fuel leak was discovered. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Santella, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, and Staff Sgt. Zane Strand, 934th Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, work together on top of the wing of a C-130 aircraft to connect electrical components inside of a panel July 13, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The components are connected to the wall inside the aircraft that borders the fuel cell and configuring the connectors is part of removing and replacing the cell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Santella, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, and Staff Sgt. Zane Strand, 934th Maintenance Squadron fuel system specialist, work together on top of the wing of a C-130 aircraft to connect electrical components inside of a panel July 13, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The components are connected to the wall inside the aircraft that borders the fuel cell and configuring the connectors is part of removing and replacing the cell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Senior Airman Ryan Rabelo, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, sprays soapy water on different sections of an inflated auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 12, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. If a fuel cell is leaking fuel then it will leak air from the same location when inflated, so technicians detect elusive leaks by spraying soapy water all over the inflated cell and see where leaking air causes the water to bubble and foam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Senior Airman Ryan Rabelo, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, sprays soapy water on different sections of an inflated auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 12, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. If a fuel cell is leaking fuel then it will leak air from the same location when inflated, so technicians detect elusive leaks by spraying soapy water all over the inflated cell and see where leaking air causes the water to bubble and foam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Lundberg)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Master Sgt. Jason Wiley, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system shop section chief, points out the defect which led to a leak on an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 8, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. A team of fuel systems specialists from three different wings worked together to replace the fuel cell after the leak was discovered on the aircraft, a major maintenance task that hasn’t been done at the 302nd Airlift Wing in 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Master Sgt. Jason Wiley, 302nd Maintenance Squadron fuel system shop section chief, points out the defect which led to a leak on an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 8, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. A team of fuel systems specialists from three different wings worked together to replace the fuel cell after the leak was discovered on the aircraft, a major maintenance task that hasn’t been done at the 302nd Airlift Wing in 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Staff Sgt. Chase Young, 908th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, inspects a connecting port on an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 8, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. A team of fuel systems specialists from three different wings worked together to replace the fuel cell after a leak was discovered on the aircraft, a major maintenance task that hasn’t been done at the 302nd Airlift Wing in 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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Fuels technician replaces fuel cell

Staff Sgt. Chase Young, 908th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems specialist, inspects a connecting port on an auxiliary fuel cell belonging to a C-130 aircraft July 8, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. A team of fuel systems specialists from three different wings worked together to replace the fuel cell after a leak was discovered on the aircraft, a major maintenance task that hasn’t been done at the 302nd Airlift Wing in 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Norton)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. James Kersey, 357th Airlift Squadron navigator, goes through the preflight check list, March 11, 2020, on the flightline at 908th Airlift Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Navigators are constantly calculating the wind and weather information to direct the paratroopers on when they can and cannot jump. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)

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200311-F-FG097-0667

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric McKenzie, 357th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and a U.S. Army jumpmaster of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, retrieve static lines, March 11, 2020, above Fryar Field Drop Zone, Fort Benning Military Reservation, Alabama. Static Lines are used to automatically deploy a paratrooper’s parachute the moment they exit the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)

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200311-F-FG097-0561

A U.S. Army soldier of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade prepares to exit a C-130 Hercules, March 11, 2020, above Fryar Field Drop Zone, Fort Benning Military Reservation, Alabama. Students jumped from the aircraft at an altitude of about 1,250 feet above ground level while jumpmasters jumped from an altitude of about 800 feet above ground level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)

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200311-F-FG097-0415

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric McKenzie, 357th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the rear door of a C-130 Hercules, March 11, 2020, above Fryar Field Drop Zone, Fort Benning Military Reservation, Alabama. Loadmasters are an essential part of the 908th Airlift Wing’s mission since they perform tasks that range from loading, offloading, rigging and airdropping to aeromedical evacuations and assisting maintainers in evaluating the aircraft’s cargo compartments and engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)

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