Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airman 1st Class Jacob Pippin and A1C Michael Adair, 15th Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, operate a motorized stand to inspect a C-17 Globemaster III during a home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. Each C-17 undergoes a mandatory home station check every 180 days, allowing several maintenance shops to inspect the entire airframe and prolong its operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airman 1st Class Michael Adair, 15th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, studies technical order instructions during a C-17 Globemaster III home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. Maintenance Airmen perform a home station check every 180 days to prolong the aircraft’s operational use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airmen assigned the 15th Maintenance Squadron propulsions flight evaluate a C-17 Globemaster III during a home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. A home station check is a mandatory 180-day service that maintainers perform to increase the longevity of a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airman 1st Class Hazel Stelmaszczyk Luna, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III engine during a home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. Each C-17 undergoes a mandatory home station check every 180 days, allowing several maintenance shops to inspect the entire airframe and prolong its operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airman 1st Class Trenton Rattler, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, services a C-17 Globemaster III engine during a home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. Maintenance Airmen perform a home station check every 180 days to prolong the aircraft’s operational use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airman 1st Class Jacob Pippin, 15th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects C-17 Globemaster III flap joints during a home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. A home station check is a mandatory 180-day service that maintainers perform to increase the longevity of a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Airmen assigned to the 15th Maintenance Squadron and 154th MXS perform a C-17 Globemaster III home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. Each C-17 undergoes a mandatory home station check every 180 days, allowing several maintenance shops to inspect the entire airframe and prolong its operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Maintenance prolongs aircraft’s lifespan

Published Sept. 7, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker

Airman 1st Class Jacob Pippin and A1C Michael Adair, 15th Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, operate a motorized stand to inspect a C-17 Globemaster III during a home station check at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 7, 2023. Each C-17 undergoes a mandatory home station check every 180 days, allowing several maintenance shops to inspect the entire airframe and prolong its operational condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)