U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron successfully removed and reattached the vertical stabilizer from a KC-135 Stratotanker to conduct maintenance on the rudder at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 15-24, 2023.
The 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron repurposed mattresses to construct a safe platform for the vertical stabilizer to rest on, allowing maintainers to restore the aircraft to operational status. This was the first time in nine years that a KC-135's vertical stabilizer was removed at Al Udeid Air Base.
Date Taken: | 09.28.2023 |
Date Posted: | 09.29.2023 04:23 |
Category: | Package |
Video ID: | 898863 |
VIRIN: | 230928-F-EQ901-1001 |
Filename: | DOD_109913171 |
Length: | 00:00:43 |
Location: | AL UDEID AIR BASE, QA |
Downloads: | 13 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 13 |
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