Airman 1st Class Tommy Rasmus, right, uses a Digital Technical Order System to provide Airman 1st Class Isaac Prieto instructions while changing brakes on a C-17 Globemaster III Sept.29, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Both Airmen are crew chiefs assigned to the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and perform routine maintenance on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airmen 1st Class Isaac Prieto, left, and Tommy Rasmus, both 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, work together to tighten a bolt on a tire on a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 29, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airman 1st Class Isaac Prieto, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tightens brakes on a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 29, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Performing daily tasks such as changing brakes, is just one demonstration of Team McChord's effort to provide a fast, flexible and responsive airlift capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airmen 1st Class Isaac Prieto, left, and Tommy Rasmus, both 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, work together to change the brakes on a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 29, 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Tightening brakes is a task maintainers conduct quarterly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airman 1st Class Tommy Rasmus, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, helps to load a new tire onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 29, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Tires are changed every 120 days unless they become worn out early. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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Airman 1st Class Isaac Prieto, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tightens brakes on a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 29, 2011, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Routine maintenance is conducted every day on the C-17, which is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Leah Young)

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McChord maintainers fuel the fight

Published Sept. 30, 2011