Deployed jet engine mechanic keeps his motor running by helping teammates, traveling abroad

Tech. Sgt. Michael Ruppert, a 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman from Fort Meyers, Fla., examines paperwork on one of the KC-135 Stratotankers he helps maintain Feb. 25, 2013. Ruppert deployed to southwest Europe in January from RAF Mildenhall, England, in support of French operations in Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Austin M. May)

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