Master Sgt. Daniel Hobson, 361st Training Squadron instructor supervisor for the aerospace propulsion apprentice course, watches a class as they mount a J-model engine on an E-model C-130 Hercules wing. 75 percent of all C-130 aerospace propulsion apprentice course student end up working on the J-model. This newer and upgraded engine model will allow students to gain hands on experience before they get to their first permanent station after Sheppard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Airmen Hunter Beddick and Michael Pintel, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course students, change a fuel control on an F-100 engine. The control regulates the fuel flow to the engine. Pintel and Beddick are on block four of seven of the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Airman Paul Kelly, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course student, installs a starter control valve on a C-130 Hercules J-model engine. The valve allows air to reach the starter in order to start the engine. Kelly and his classmates are on the ninth and final block of the course and are scheduled to graduate on Nov. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Master Sgt. Daniel Hobson, 361st Training Squadron instructor supervisor for the aerospace propulsion apprentice course, watches a class as they mount a J-model engine on an E-model C-130 Hercules wing. 75 percent of all C-130 aerospace propulsion apprentice course students end up working on the J-model. This newer and upgraded engine model will allow students to gain hands on experience before they get to their first permanent station after Sheppard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Airman 1st Class John Racieu, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course student, installs an oil cooler flap actuator. The actuator regulates the amount of airflow that goes through the oil cooler. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Airman Michael Ross, 361st Training Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice course student, installs a secondary fuel pressure switch. The fuel pressure switch is responsible for letting pilots know if the fuel pump is working when the engine is started as well as if it fails during flight. Ross and his classmates are on block six of nine in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath)
Staff Sgt. Rheanne Marlow, a 363 Training Squadron instructor, is securing cargo prior to transport at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 3. The cargo was being transported for turn-in for repair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman 1st Class William Wilson and Airman 1st Class Sean Ditner, both 363rd Training Squadron students, are securing a Dash-60 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 3. A Dash-60 is used to power aircraft during maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Staff Sgt. Lester Bonney, a 363rd Training Squadron instructor, is guiding Airman Brandon Shaw, a 363rd Training Squadron student, while he operates a MHU83 (Bomb Lift Truck) at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 3. Strickland is in block 5 of 12 in the F-16 Armament appetence course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman Jordan Strickland, a 363rd Training Squadron student, is guiding Airman Brandon Shaw, a 363rd Training Squadron student, while he operates a MHU83 (Bomb Lift Truck) at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 3. Strickland and Shaw are in block 5 of 12 in the F-16 Armament appetence course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman Jordan Strickland, a 363rd Training Squadron student, is securing a cargo on the MHU83 (Bomb Lift Truck) at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 3. Strickland is block 5 of 12 in the F-16 Armament appetence course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)