Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Katherine Cloos-Hazzard, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, raises a lever on a trailer for a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of the 15 MXS aerospace propulsion flight is to inspect, maintain and repair C-17 Globemaster III engines, ensuring they deliver the power needed for global mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

A 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment specialist installs a new tire on a trailer on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of the 15 MXS Aerospace Ground Equipment shop is to inspect, maintain and repair vital ground support equipment, including generators, hydraulic test stands and air conditioning units, ensuring C-17 Globemaster III operations remain sustained and mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Airman Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment specialist, checks a computer on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of the 15 MXS Aerospace Ground Equipment shop is to inspect, maintain and repair vital ground support equipment, including generators, hydraulic test stands and air conditioning units, ensuring C-17 Globemaster III operations remain sustained and mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

U.S. Air Force Airman Jose Ramirez, 15th Maintenance aerospace ground equipment specialist, removes a lid from an oil filter on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of the 15 MXS Aerospace Ground Equipment shop is to inspect, maintain and repair vital ground support equipment, including generators, hydraulic test stands and air conditioning units, ensuring C-17 Globemaster III operations remain sustained and mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

Members of the 15th Maintenance Squadron and 154th Maintenance Squadron perform repairs to a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of these maintenance Airmen is to inspect, repair, and maintain C-17 Globemaster III systems and components, ensuring the aircraft remains fully operational and ready to support rapid global mobility and airpower projection across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Davario Campbell, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology specialist, wears personal protective equipment before sanding a structure on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of the 15 MXS Aircraft Metals Technology shop is to fabricate, repair, and modify metal components for C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, ensuring the aircraft’s performance and readiness for rapid global deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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Team Hickam's 15th MXS Backshops ensure aircraft stay mission-ready

Published March 6, 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Katherine Cloos-Hazzard, 15th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, raises a lever on a trailer for a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2025. The mission of the 15 MXS aerospace propulsion flight is to inspect, maintain and repair C-17 Globemaster III engines, ensuring they deliver the power needed for global mobility operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)