Elbow grease remains a key ingredient in the care and upkeep of trucks and heavy equipment, as these Air Force mechanics and technicians illustrate.
Despite all the advances in motor equipment systems – electronically-controlled engines, automated transmissions, and the like – old-fashion muscle and grunt work is still a critical component in keeping everything from cars and trucks to heavy front end loaders up and running, ready for the duties of the day. The men and women serving in the vehicle and maintenance brigade within the 673rd Logistics Readiness (LRS) squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Alaska provide an excellent example of this philosophy put into action.
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Oral Scott, lead fire truck mechanic, teaches Airman 1st Class Nicholas Johnston, fire truck maintenance apprentice with the 673rd LRS, how to put wire loom over coolant hose The Fire Truck Maintenance shop repairs and services all fire trucks at JBER.
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Airman 1st Class John Figueiredo hands a socket wrench to Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Wilson. Both are mission general vehicle equipment maintenance apprentices with the 673d LRS “general purpose” shop, which repairs and services bobtails, busses, forklifts, Humvees and Wollard MB-4s, which are industrial tow tractors.
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Airman 1st Class Henry Wilson and Senior Airman Samuel Reilly with the 673rd LRS heavy equipment shop insert the bolts attaching a cover panel on to a L60F loader. The heavy equipment shop repairs and services all snow-removal and road equipment at JBER.
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Senior Airman Samuel Reilly finishes up work on an L60F loader, which loads and unloads cargo aircraft.
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Airman 1st Class Shane Ousdahl (right) and Airman 1st Class Nicholas Johnston change coolant hoses on a fire truck.
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Senior Airman Blade LeJeune and Senior Airman Samuel Unke, with the 673rd LRS refueling maintenance shop, tighten the lug nuts on an R-11 refueling truck. The refueling maintenance shop repairs and services all of JBER’s aircraft refueling equipment, including R-11 and R-12 trucks.
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Senior Airman Teodorico Nicolau uses a jack to support a transfer case for safety during an oil change.
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Airman 1st Class Warren Norwood changes the oil filter on an R-12 refueling truck.