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USAF performs rare engine route change for C-17 Globemaster

The 735th AMS replaced the aircraft's engine in collaboration with the 15th Maintenance Group.

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 09/01/2022 - 14:00in Military

USAF aviators prepare the Globemaster III C-17 engine for installation at the Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base, Hawaii. (Photo: US Air Force by Amelia Dickson)

The maintainers of the 73rd Air Force Air Mobility Squadron (AMS) of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) performed a rare engine change on the route for the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

The 735th AMS replaced the aircraft's engine in collaboration with the 15th Maintenance Group (MXG), responsible for the maintenance of its fleet of C-17 aircraft. The two units are based at the Pearl Harbor-Hickam Joint Base in Hawaii.

On August 19, the squadron was called upon to replace the engine of a C-17 aircraft from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, with the 15th MXG providing equipment, personnel and experience to the 735rd AMS team to safely and quickly complete the engine change.

Senior Sergeant of the aircraft maintenance unit, Justin Stanford, said: "Making an engine change is a very complex task. This opportunity allowed us to demonstrate our capabilities while gaining vital training, helping our maintainers to obtain the necessary representatives to perform this task in the future without assistance."

According to Stanford, engine failures of the C-17 Globemaster aircraft in route locations are rare due to engine reliability and various monitoring practices.

The 735th AMS is part of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (AMOW) unit of the USAF Air Mobility Command unit. In addition, the 515th AMOW oversees a total of six air mobility squadrons in the Indo-Pacific region, including Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, Korea and Japan.

The AMS is responsible for performing maintenance mainly for C-17 Globemaster III and C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft flying on Air Mobility Command missions across Hawaii.

In 2019, USAF also repaired the engine of the C-17A Globemaster aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at Elmendorf Air Base in Alaska.

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. It has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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airmanisr · 3 years

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Gloster Meteor F.8 ‘WK991’ by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: c/n unknown Built 1953 and served with the Northern Sector Communications Flight at Linton-on Ouse, the 13 Group HQ Communications Flight at RAF Newton, 46 Squadron at RAF Odiham and finally with 56 Squadron at RAF Wattisham, which by then was a Hunter unit and WK991 was used for target towing. Stored in December 1960, she joined the Imperial War Museum collection in 1963 and was allocated the maintenance serial 7825M. Painted in 56 Squadron colours to represent the type in service as a fighter, she is on display in Hangar 4, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK 17th October 2020 The following information on WK991 is from the IWM website:- “WK991 was constructed by the Gloster Aircraft Company at Hucclecote and was awaiting collection from there on 8th July 1953. It was delivered to 20 MU at RAF Aston Down, where five days later it was accepted onto the RAF books. From here, on 12th August 1953, it was allocated to the Northern Sector Communications Flight at RAF Linton-on-Ouse (at this time, Britain was divided into six air defence sectors and each one had a communications flight). On 21st November 1957, WK991 transferred to 13 Group Headquarters Communications Flight at RAF Newton, where it stayed until 24th March 1958 when it was allocated to 46 Squadron at RAF Odiham for target towing duties in support of their Javelin operations. Here, the under surfaces were painted with high visibility black and yellow diagonal stripes (traces of this paint can still be seen on the aircraft today) and it was given the designation F(TT).8. During its time at Odiham on 13th June 1958, WK991 suffered a Category 3R accident when the pilot inadvertently retracted the undercarriage on landing. It was repaired on site by a team from 71 MU, RAF Bicester and was back on target towing duties with 46 Squadron on 22nd August. On 29th July 1959, WK991 was transferred to 56 Squadron at RAF Wattisham and was coded 'A', here it undertook similar duties in support of their Hunter operations. WK991 stayed at Wattisham until 20th December 1960 when it was placed in storage at 5 MU, RAF Kemble. Declared a 'non-effective airframe' on 15th April 1961, it was later transferred to the IWM on 10th December 1963 (though it was actually delivered to the museum on 28th November 1963) and given the maintenance serial 7825M. (At this point in time it is believed that the airframe was repainted from its target towing colour scheme to that of a day fighter of 56 Squadron. It is in these colours that it is displayed today.) The IWM displayed the cockpit section at Lambeth Road from this time (the rest of the airframe being placed in storage) until 1973, when the complete aircraft was moved to Duxford, reassembled (minus the engines, which were put in store) and placed on show.”

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courtneytincher · 4 years

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U.S. military is scrambling to get ships and planes out of way of Hurricane Douglas

U.S. Navy ships and submarines based in Hawaii not currently undergoing maintenance availabilities have begun plans to sortie as Hurricane Douglas travels toward the Hawaiian Islands. Ships that sortie will be positioned to help respond after the storm, if needed.

Also, the U.S. Marine Corps parking the entire squadrons of CH-53s in the hangar to protect vital combat power.

Douglas became a Hurricane Wednesday morning, it’s the Pacific’s first hurricane of the 2020 season and is approximately 1,500 miles east of Hawaii, according to the National Hurricane Center forecast.

“We have been carefully tracking this storm, and based on the current track, we have decided to begin plans to sortie Pearl Harbor-based ships,” Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific Units said. “This allows the ships enough time to transit safely out of the path of the storm.”

The Navy orders a sortie during potentially extreme weather conditions to reduce the risk of significant damage to ships, submarines and piers during high winds and seas. Some ships will not get underway, due to various maintenance availabilities, and are taking extra precautions to avoid potential damage. Commanding officers have a number of options when staying in port, depending on the severity of the weather. Some of these options include adding additional mooring and storm lines, dropping the anchor, and disconnecting shore power cables.

As the Air Force’s 15th Wing and 154th Wing prepare for Hurricane Douglas, the main goal is to keep Airmen, equipment, and infrastructure safe. Additionally, Airmen are preparing to secure all aircraft in preparation for the hurricane.

Weathering the storm. As Hurricane Douglas approaches HMH-463, Pegasus parks the entire squadron of CH-53s in the hangar to protect vital combat power. @PacificMarines @INDOPACOM pic.twitter.com/DkmMZucbgb

— 1st MAW Marines (@1stMAW_Marines) July 26, 2020

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Also, the U.S. Marine Corps parking the entire squadrons of CH-53s in the hangar to protect vital combat power.

— 1st MAW Marines (@1stMAW_Marines) July 26, 2020

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usafphantom2 · 1 year

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IMAGES: F-22 Raptors fighters operate for the first time from the Mariana Islands

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 03/02/2023 - 21:33 in Military

F-22 Raptors assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, stationed on the flight line after landing during Agile Reaper Exercise 23-1 at Tinian International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, on March 1, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Tech. Sgt. Hailey Staker)

The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors are flying from the Northern Mariana Islands for the first time as part of the Agile Reaper 23-1 exercise.

The 3rd Expeditionary Air Wing of the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Base, Alaska, began the exercise in Guam and Tinian on March 1.

An F-22A Raptor from the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs from Kadena Air Base, Japan, for Agile Reaper 23-1. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

AR 23-1 is an effort of the 3rd AEW to exercise agile combat employment, test capabilities in an operationally relevant environment, and provide air mastery, global mobility, and command and control in the Indo-Pacific region.

“The Agile Reaper shows how the 3rd Wing and 673 Wing of the Alaska Air Base are acting in the exercise of our capabilities and providing combat-ready forces in this region,” said Lieutenant General David Nahom, commander of the North American Defense Region of Alaska, Alaska Command and the Eleventh Air Force. "The strategic movement inside and outside the INDO-PACOM region requires a well-defended strategic location - Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The work that our 3rd Wing is doing in an operationally relevant environment will make us more capable and ready to defend our homeland."

During the week-long exercise, the F-22 Raptors assigned to the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, will carry out site missions in the Northern Mariana Islands for the first time to the aircraft.

“This is the first time the F-22s have been on this island,” said Jammer, the commander of the 525th EFS. "As we go through these training scenarios, we are collecting data and establishing tactics, techniques and procedures to inform even more how we, as a force, fly, fight and win in a modern and contested environment."

ACE exercises such as AR 23-1 train aviators to operate in different locations with varying levels of capacity and support to emphasize the ability to deploy, survive, operate, maneuver, sustain and regenerate.

During this exercise, maintenance personnel and crew operate from Tinian while air transport and aircraft refueling support the operations of the Andersen and Kadena Air Force Bases.

"Our main goal with Agile Reaper is to test our expeditionary skills in an operationally relevant environment. I want our team as close as possible to a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment," said Colonel Kevin "Jinx" Jamieson, commander of the 3rd Expeditionary Air Wing. "I am incredibly honored with how much we have achieved so far. This exercise will help us practice and validate new ways to project combat-ready forces in this region."

“Mowing aircraft and personnel from JBER Alaska to Guam and Tinian requires a huge team effort,” Jamieson said. "Our partnerships with the 673th Wing of the Air Base, 176th Wing and 477th Fighter Group in JBER, working on air refueling support of the 92nd Wing and 18th Fairchild Air Refueling Wing, our 36th Wing hosts here in Guam, our 525th F-22s Fighter Squadron coming from Kadena, 15th Wing mobility air transport support in

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work throughout the world of aviation.