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C-17 Globemaster III aerospace propulsion maintenance personnel from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine for removal at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. The engine was removed and replaced due to being inefficient at producing enough thrust to operate safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aron Magnusson, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 aerospace propulsion maintenance apprentice, extracts a screw from a panel during a C-17 Globemaster III engine change at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. Magnusson and other members of the 736th AMXS prepared the aircraft for the removal of the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine from the number two engine pylon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Edward Hamilton, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 aerospace propulsion maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, disconnects engine tubing during a C-17 Globemaster III engine change at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. Hamilton and other members of the 736th AMXS prepared the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine for removal from the number two engine pylon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Pictured are part bags, tools, and a laptop displaying technical orders for the removal and replacement of a Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine on a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. Aerospace propulsion maintenance personnel from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron performed the changing of the number two engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Pictured are six of the eight engine mount bolts used to connect the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine to a C-17 Globemaster III pylon at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. All bolts were removed to facilitate the removal and replacement of the number two engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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C-17 Globemaster III aerospace propulsion maintenance personnel from the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine for lowering at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. Aerospace propulsion maintainers safely lowered the 11,000-pound C-17 Globemaster III engine from the number two pylon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Edward Hamilton, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 aerospace propulsion maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, controls the lowering of the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine on an engine trailer during an engine change at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. Hamilton and other members of the 736th AMXS safely lowered the 11,000-pound C-17 Globemaster III engine from the aircraft pylon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Brown, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 aerospace propulsion maintenance journeyman, extracts a screw from a panel during a C-17 Globemaster III engine change at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 6, 2023. Brown and other members prepared the aircraft for the removal of the Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engine from the number two engine pylon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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