82nd Training Wing Public Affairs / Published June 18, 2020
Airmen Reinaldo Rivera and Trenton Gardner, 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course students, work together to apply safety wires the bolts on a main fuel pump at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. The safety wire secures the bolts during flight to ensure safety of the engine. Rivera and Gardner are in block 5 of training and is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman Brayden Pringle, a 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course student, safety wires the fuel nozel to the combustion chamber of an aircraft engine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. The safety wire secures the bolts during flight to ensure safety of the engine. Pringle is in block 6 of training and is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman Dionysios Vatistas, a 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course student, secures the high-pressure turbine on a jet engine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. The high-pressure ensures proper air flow in the engine during flight. Vatisstas is in block 5 of training and is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman 1st Class Tristin Shelton, a 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course student, installs the main pressure scavenge oil pump on an aircraft engine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. The scavenge oil pump pushes oil through the first filter and scavenges oil from the 1st and 4th bearing. Shelton is in block 5 and is scheduled to graduate Sept 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman Reinaldo Rivera, a 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course student, safety wires the bolts on a main fuel pump at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. The safety wire secures the bolts during flight to ensure safety of the engine. Rivera is in block 5 of training and is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airman Tyler Mckenna, a 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course student, safety wires an electric plug on an aircraft engine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. The safety wire secures the bolts during flight to ensure safety of the engine. Mckenna is in block 5 of training and is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo Alan R. Quevy)
Airman 1st Class Damani Dickey, a 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course student, replaces a high-pressure fuel filter on an aircraft engine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. Fuel filter replacement is a standard part of maintenance. Dickey is in block 5 of training and is scheduled to graduate Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)
Airmen Hunter Ramsey and Thomas Lecoure, 361st Training Squadron propulsion apprentice course students, install a Dowty Propeller on a C-130 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2020. Ramsey and Lecoure are in block 10 of 10 in the apprentice course and are scheduled to graduate on June 19, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)