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Maintainers assigned to the 154th Maintenance Squadron and 15th MXS walk across a C-17 Globemaster III wing during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The C-17 fuel cell is composed of active-duty and Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintainers assigned to the 154th Maintenance Squadron and 15th MXS walk across a C-17 Globemaster III wing during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The C-17 fuel cell is composed of active-duty and Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
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Staff Sgt. Taylor Kuehne, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems craftsman, enters the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III through an access panel during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The procedure requires Kuehne to don a full-face respirator as an increased protection measure in order to operate within the aircraft’s wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Staff Sgt. Taylor Kuehne, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems craftsman, enters the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III through an access panel during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The procedure requires Kuehne to don a full-face respirator as an increased protection measure in order to operate within the aircraft’s wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
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  • Maintainers assigned to the 154th Maintenance Squadron and 15th MXS walk across a C-17 Globemaster III wing during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The C-17 fuel cell is composed of active-duty and Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

    220502-F-JA727-0019

    Maintainers assigned to the 154th Maintenance Squadron and 15th MXS walk across a C-17 Globemaster III wing during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The C-17 fuel cell is composed of active-duty and Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
    Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
  • Staff Sgt. Taylor Kuehne, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems craftsman, enters the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III through an access panel during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The procedure requires Kuehne to don a full-face respirator as an increased protection measure in order to operate within the aircraft’s wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

    220502-F-JA727-0276

    Staff Sgt. Taylor Kuehne, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems craftsman, enters the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III through an access panel during in-tank maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. The procedure requires Kuehne to don a full-face respirator as an increased protection measure in order to operate within the aircraft’s wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
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The force behind the fuel

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  • By By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker
  • 15th Wing Public Affairs
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --  Staff Sgt. Taylor Kuehne, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems craftsman, exits from the tank of a C-17 Globemaster III from an access panel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 2, 2022. In order to access the wing, the tank was depressurized and the fuel was transferred to the right-wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)