RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

62nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen work together to replace an engine ring cowl on an RAAF C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019. The repair marked the first done on a U.S. base under the C-17 Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Services Implementing Arrangement (ARMS IA). The ARMS IA allows USAF or RAAF maintenance crews to do full maintenance on U.S. and Australian C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

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RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

62nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen replace an engine ring cowl on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019. The C-17 Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Service Implementing Arrangement allows USAF and RAAF maintenance crews to perform complete maintenance on both U.S. and Australian C-17s, reducing downtime for repairs when operating globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

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RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

Senior Airman Matt Summers, Airman 1st Class Placido Solis and Senior Airman Justin Muniz, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, left to right, work to move a cracked engine ring cowl from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Sept. 5, 2019. The U.S. and Australia’s arrangement for repair and maintenance improves flexibility of both nations by allowing maintenance crews from the U.S. or Australia to repair USAF and RAAF C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

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RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

Senior Airman Matt Summers, left, and Airman 1st Class Tanner Felmlee, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, replace an engine ring cowl on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019. The ability of USAF and RAAF crews to perform full maintenance on both nation’s C-17s increases flexibility and global reach of both countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

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RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

Senior Airman Matt Summers, left, and Airman 1st Class Tanner Felmlee, 62nd Maintenance Squadron, replace an engine ring cowl on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019. The ability of USAF and RAAF crews to perform full maintenance on both nation’s C-17s increases flexibility and global reach of both countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

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USAF Maintenance Airmen repair RAAF C-17

Published Sept. 13, 2019
By A1C Sara Hoerichs
62nd Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- 62nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen work together to replace an engine ring cowl on an RAAF C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019. The repair marked the first done on a U.S. base under the C-17 Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Services Implementing Arrangement (ARMS IA). The ARMS IA allows USAF or RAAF maintenance crews to do full maintenance on U.S. and Australian C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change

RAAF C-17 Engine Ring Cowl Change