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86th AMXS, MXS Airmen keep birds in the air Story and photo by Airman Dymekre Allen 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Senior Airman Jonathan Deguzman, 86th Maintenance Squadron aerospace systems technician, inspects a C-130J Super Hercules propeller engine Dec. 11 on Ramstein.
there’s always one of our guys there to fix any minor problems that may occur,” Curtis said. The maintainers hold the burden of failure over them for even the smallest mistakes due to the fact they provide aircraft repair support to three commands, including African, European and Central commands. “If a light bulb, a radio or anything goes out, we failed,” said Airman Tyron Pratt, 86th Maintenance Squadron crew chief. “If we can’t handle the little things like light bulbs, how can we be trusted to handle the complex systems of the C-130s?” For some of the 86th AMXS Airmen, the pressure can be a lot to bare, but not without reward. “It’s about checking and inspecting over and over sometimes,” Archibald said. “You have to have a
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lot of confidence working on these things, because you’ll start thinking you made mistakes and that starts to show in your quality of work. It’s difficult thinking about what could go wrong, but when everything goes right there’s nothing better than watching the aircraft you just repaired take off successfully.” With so much riding on the shoulders of these young maintainers, they must never fail in their attention to detail. “We have to get the job done,” Pratt said. “Being a maintainer, our responsibility level is high right from the start. We can’t miss anything. The safety of the cargo, the mission and lives rely on our ability to keep these aircraft flying.”
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