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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

The 436th Maintenance Squadron purchased an orbital riveter to rivet caps to C-5M Super Galaxy brake torque tube assemblies at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. Located in the squadron’s hydraulic shop, the orbital riveter facilitates hydraulic shop personnel to repair C-5M brake assemblies locally and return them into the supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating outsourcing any repairs. Currently, Dover AFB is the only base that repairs brake torque tube assemblies for the Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

Damaged C-5M Super Galaxy brake torque tube assembly caps sit on a workbench after being removed during the repair of a brake assembly at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. The 436th Maintenance Squadron hydraulic shop is tasked to repair C-5M brake assemblies and return them back into the local supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating the need to outsource repairs. An orbital riveter is used to rivet new caps onto the brake torque tube. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

The 436th Maintenance Squadron hydraulic shop uses an orbital riveter to repair C-5M Super Galaxy brake assemblies at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. The riveter assists hydraulic shop personnel in the repair of the assemblies and returns them back into the local supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating the need to outsource repairs. Currently, Dover AFB is the only base that repairs brake torque tube assemblies for the Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

Senior Airman Weston Rose, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics technician, uses a digital micrometer to measure the diameter of a newly installed rivet on a C-5M Super Galaxy brake torque tube assembly at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. An orbital riveter assists hydraulic shop personnel in repairing C-5M brake assemblies locally and return them into the supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating the need to outsource repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

Senior Airman Weston Rose, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics technician, uses an orbital riveter to secure a cap to a C-5M Super Galaxy brake torque tube assembly at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. The orbital riveter assists hydraulic shop personnel in repairing C-5M brake assemblies locally and return them into the supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating the need to outsource repairs. Currently, Dover AFB is the only base that repairs brake torque tube assemblies for the Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

An orbital riveter is used to secure a cap to C-5M Super Galaxy brake torque tube assembly at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. The orbital riveter is located in the 436th Maintenance Squadron hydraulic shop and assists hydraulic shop personnel in repairing C-5M brake assemblies locally and return them into the supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating the need to outsource repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Riveting success: 436th MXS saves time, money

Senior Airman Weston Rose, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics technician, uses an orbital riveter to secure a cap to C-5M Super Galaxy brake torque tube assembly at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 10, 2021. The orbital riveter assists hydraulic shop personnel in repairing C-5M brake assemblies locally and return them into the supply inventory in minimal time, eliminating the need to outsource repairs. Currently, Dover AFB is the only base that repairs brake torque tube assemblies for the Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Tech. Sgt. Justin Hemsworth, 436th Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate section chief, uses a soldering iron on a flight instrument panel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 7, 2021. The avionics backshop section performs repairs on 42 different avionics instruments of all shapes and sizes found in the C-17 Globemaster III flight deck in order to keep Dover AFB’s fleet of C-17s ready to provide rapid global airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Tech. Sgt. Justin Hemsworth, 436th Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate section chief, uses a soldering iron on a flight instrument panel at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 7, 2021. Hemsworth is replacing LED lights on a public address control set panel belonging to a C-17 Globemaster III. The avionics backshop section evaluates, troubleshoots and repairs critical flight instruments found in the C-17 flight deck in order to keep Dover AFB’s fleet of C-17s ready to provide rapid global airlift.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Jerome Brown, 436th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, uses a multimeter to test a C-17 Globemaster III flight instrument at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 5, 2021. The avionic backshop employs a diverse collection of testing equipment to assist in evaluating issues. The section evaluates, troubleshoots and repairs critical flight instruments found in the C-17 flight deck in order to keep Dover AFB’s fleet of C-17s ready to provide rapid global airlift.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Jerome Brown, 436th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, uses a multimeter to test a C-17 Globemaster III flight instrument at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, May 5, 2021. The avionics backshop section evaluates, troubleshoots and repairs critical flight instruments found in the C-17 flight deck in order to keep Dover AFB’s fleet of C-17s ready to provide rapid global airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Aircraft structural maintenance makes riveting C-17 repairs

Staff Sgt. Konner Blackwell and Senior Airman Jack Ventrella, both 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeymen, make repairs on a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 7, 2021. Blackwell and Ventrella repaired a crack on the ramp number 2 bulkhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Aircraft structural maintenance makes riveting C-17 repairs

Staff Sgt. Konner Blackwell and Senior Airman Jack Ventrella, both 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeymen, make repairs on a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 7, 2021. Blackwell and Ventrella repaired a crack on the C-17’s ramp number 2 bulkhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Aircraft structural maintenance makes riveting C-17 repairs

Senior Airman Jack Ventrella, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, reads technical data prior to making repairs to a C-17 Globemaster III on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 7, 2021. Ventrella and Staff Sgt. Konner Blackwell, 436th MXS aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, repaired the C-17 ramp number 2 bulkhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Volunteers from the 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic section applied and removed cleaning compound from the oxidized shiny skin of the McDonnell Douglas VC-9C Sept. 3, 2020, at Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Project volunteers completed the first part of the project in two days when the museum was closed to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. Peter Schmitt, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic section craftsman, removes cleaning compound from the leading edge of the right wing of a McDonnell Douglas VC-9C Aug. 25, 2020, at Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Schmitt, along with other members of the hydraulic section, volunteered to strip, clean and polish the shiny aluminum skin of the aircraft on display as Air Force Two. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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The leading edge on the right wing of the Air Force Two, a McDonnell Douglas VC-9C, shows cleaning compound applied on the left side Aug. 25, 2020, at Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Eleven volunteers from the 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic section, stripped, cleaned and polished the shiny aluminum skin of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Volunteers from the 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic section, apply and remove cleaning compound on the fuselage and wing of a McDonnell Douglas VC-9C Aug. 25, 2020, at Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. During a two-day period, the volunteers, stripped, cleaned and polished the shiny aluminum skin of the aircraft when the museum was closed to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Tech. Sgt. Don Caber, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic section chief and volunteer project lead, removes cleaning compound from the fuselage of a McDonnell Douglas VC-9C Aug. 25, 2020, at Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Caber, along with other members of the hydraulic section, volunteered to strip, clean and polish the shiny aluminum skin of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Staff Sgt. Bret Gratien, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic section noncommissioned officer in charge, removes cleaning compound from the leading edge of the right wing on a McDonnell Douglas VC-9C Aug. 25, 2020, at Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Gratien, along with other members of the hydraulic section, volunteered to strip, clean and polish the shiny aluminum skin of the aircraft formerly designated as Air Force Two. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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