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Airmen with the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron use hydraulic jacks to elevate a KC-135R Stratotanker May 24, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain, to perform maintenance on the aircraft’s right main-landing gear. The Stratotanker’s strut, on the gear, was repacked to prevent hydraulic fluid inside the gear from leaking, preventing a potentially ineffective landing gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)


351st EARS maintainers ‘strut’ their stuff

Airmen with the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron use hydraulic jacks to elevate a KC-135R Stratotanker May 24, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain, to perform maintenance on the aircraft’s right main-landing gear. The Stratotanker’s strut, on the gear, was repacked to prevent hydraulic fluid inside the gear from leaking, preventing a potentially ineffective landing gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from RAF Mildenhall prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for a refueling mission May 12, 2015, at Moron Air Base, Spain. Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing began deployment rotations in Jan 2013 to Moron in support of French combat operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron prepare a cargo net for pallet building May 11, 2015, at Moron Air Base, Spain. Airmen returned home to support Operation Juniper Micron from home station, giving the 100th Air Refueling Wing more flexibility to execute the ongoing mission in Mali. Juniper Micron is the U.S. military support of French combat operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Danielle Repp, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator from Spokane, Wash., secures cargo to a shipping pallet May 11, 2015, at Moron Air Base, Spain. Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing began deployment rotations to Moron AB in January 2013 until May 2015 in support of operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker May 11, 2015, at Moron Air Base, Spain. Airmen from the 100th ARW deployed to Moron in support of French combat operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan/Released)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 C/D Fighting Falcon connects to the boom of KC-135 Stratotanker during the Baltic Operations Exercise June 9, 2014, over the Baltic Sea. For BALTOPS, the U.S. Air Force is providing fighter aircraft for maritime interdiction and air combat training, as well as air refueling support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford/Released)
Children play in the pilot and copilot seats while viewing a static KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Dec. 17, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain. The aircraft, from RAF Mildenhall, England, was part of a joint static display that included participants from the 351st EARS, the 496th Air Base Squadron, the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and the Spanish Air Force. More than 400 U.S. and Spanish service members and their families at the base had the chance to view the static displays. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher III/Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Catherine Nelson, 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot from College Station, Texas, speaks with local children and a member of the 496th Air Base Squadron inside a static KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Dec. 17, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain. The aircraft, from RAF Mildenhall, was part of a joint static display which included participants from the 351st EARS, the 496th ABS, the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and the Spanish Air Force. The static display was held for U.S. and Spanish service members and their families at the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher III/Released)
Members of the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pose in front the black-letter jet, a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to RAF Mildenhall but forward-deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, Oct. 13, 2013. Tail number 63-8027 attained black-letter status when it reported zero discrepancies. This is the first black-letter jet assigned to RAF Mildenhall since 2006. (Photo courtesy of 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Charissa Cherrington, left, 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron commander, poses with members of the maintenance crew for a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 63-8027, assigned to RAF Mildenhall but forward-deployed in support of contingency operations Oct. 22, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain. The crew received a Spanish tile with a screen printed image of 351st EARS personnel and their aircraft for achieving zero discrepancies, making it a black-letter aircraft. The tile will be mounted in the aircraft as a reminder of the maintenance crew’s achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Nancy Bozzer, far left, 100th Operations Group commander, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Rofelio Grinston, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, far right, pose with members of the maintenance crew for a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 63-8027, assigned to RAF Mildenhall Oct. 22, 2013, while visiting Moron Air Base, Spain. The crew received a personalized plaque emblazoned with the signature “Square D” for their efforts in attaining zero discrepancies for the aircraft, making it a black-letter aircraft. The plaque will be displayed in the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as a reminder of the maintenance crew’s achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Nancy Bozzer, right, 100th Operations Group commander, hands letters of appreciation to members of the maintenance crew for a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 63-8027, Oct. 22, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain. This aircraft received a black-letter initial on its discrepancy report after the crew at Moron AB helped reduce its discrepancy total to zero. Assigned to RAF Mildenhall, this is the first black-letter aircraft since 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. David Holien, 351st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, embraces his daughters, Zoey and Mari, Sept. 16, 2013, on the flightline on RAF Mildenhall, England. Holien returned from a deployment to Moron Air Base, Spain, to find his family waiting for him as he stepped off the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
st Lt. Christopher MesnardReleased
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