100th MXS team takes corrective, preventive measures to ensure 100th ARW tankers stay fit-to-fly

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Wendrick, left, 100th Maintenance Squadron Repair and Reclamation aero repair craftsman, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Wyatt Stephenson, 100th MXS Repair and Reclamation journeyman, remove and replace a vertical stabilizer pin on the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 24, 2023. Some bases within the States have seen flight restrictions as part of a Time Compliance Technical Order inspection detailing the requirement for vertical stabilizer pins to be replaced due to non-conformity. After a detailed inspection at RAF Mildenhall, it was discovered that some of the jets here carried the affected pins, so as a preventive measure, the 100th Maintenance Squadron immediately began switching them out with a recommended replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)