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Staff Sgt. Michael Mahaney, 906th Air Refueling Squadron, overhauls a hydraulic filter assembly for a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. Replacing the dirty filters ensures clean hydraulic fluid runs through the system on the KC-135. Sergeant Mahaney is an active duty member working alongside the Air National Guard of the 126th Air Refueling Wing as part of joint effort between active and guard units to keep the KC-135?s flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)
Senior Airman Travis Beasley, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing, and Staff Sgt. Michael Mahaney, an active duty Airman from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, remove a leading edge panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. The panel was removed as part of a slat inspection for a pressure check on the aircraft. Both members are part of joint effort between the Air National Guard of the 126th ARW and the active duty of the 906th ARS to keep the KC-135?s flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)
Staff Sgt. Michael Mahaney, 906th Air Refueling Squadron, tightens down a leading edge panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. The panel was removed as part of a slat inspection for a pressure check on the aircraft. Sergeant Mahaney is an active duty member working alongside the Air National Guard of the 126th Air Refueling Wing as part of joint effort between active and guard units to keep the KC-135?s flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)
Master Sgt. Curt Clep, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing, works on the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. The work on the boom was done as part of an aircraft phase inspection to ensure all systems were working. Sergeant Clep and the ANG?s 126th ARW is part of a joint effort combined with the 906th ARS active duty unit providing maintenance to keep the KC-135's flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)
Tech. Sgt. Josh Touma, Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing, reinstalls a beaver tail panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. The panel was removed to check the seal on a trunnion cap on the KC-135. Sergeant Touma is an active guard member working alongside the active duty unit of the 906th ARS as part of joint effort between active and guard units to keep the KC-135?s flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)
Staff Sgt. Michael Mahaney, 906th Air Refueling Squadron, reinstalls a beaver tail panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott AFB, July 20, 2010. The panel was removed to check the seal on a trunnion cap on the KC-135. Sergeant Mahaney is an active duty member working alongside the Air National Guard of the 126th Air Refueling Wing as part of joint effort between active and guard units to keep the KC-135?s flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Ellis)