Hooking up the hydraulics

Airman 1st Class Sean Thompson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron accessories flight hydraulics technician, attaches a hydraulic line to a pump, July 30, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The flight is composed of the hydraulics shop, the electrical and environmental shop and the fuels systems shop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Replacing cable

Airman 1st Class Sean Thompson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician (left), and Tech Sgt. Ron Capalungan, 446th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician (right), replace the cable on a cargo winch, July 30, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. McChord hydraulics technician’s regularly perform major overhauls to C-17 Surge protectors, actuators and main landing gear brakes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Replacing brake lines

Airman 1st Class Troy Miller, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics technician, removes a worn brake line from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, July 30, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. McChord’s accessories flight’s aircraft hydraulic technicians inspect, troubleshoot and maintain C-17 aircraft hydraulic systems and components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Connecting hydraulic lines

Airman 1st Class Sean Thompson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician, attaches a hydraulic line to a pump, July 30, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Hydraulics technicians regularly inspect and perform maintenance on hydraulic support equipment used on McChord’s C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Ops. Check

Airman 1st Class Austin Ford-Umfuhrer, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrical and environmental specialist, cuts a safety wire from a bolt, Aug. 13, 2013, during an operational check of C-17 Globemaster III aircraft’s braking system, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Electrical and environmental specialists are responsible for inspecting, evaluating and performing maintenance on aircraft cabin pressurization, anti-icing, lighting, warning and fire systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Fueling for maintenance

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Walker, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems technician, pumps the final 90,000 pounds of fuel into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Aug. 16, 2013, prior to an operational check at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Fuels systems Airmen are responsible for inspecting, repairing, removing, installing and modifying aircraft fuel systems, cells and water cell tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Refuel

Airman 1st Class Benjamin Walker, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems technician, monitors gages on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a refueling operation, Aug. 16, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Capable of carrying more than 249,000 pounds of fuel, each of McChord’s 48 assigned C-17’s fuel systems are maintained by accessories flight’s fuels systems Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Jimenez)

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Accessories flight keeps McChord's C-17s airborne

Published Aug. 26, 2013

Hooking up the hydraulics

Replacing cable

Replacing brake lines

Connecting hydraulic lines

Ops. Check

Fueling for maintenance

Refuel