Propulsion keeps engines roaring

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Schad, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron aeropspace propulsion technician from Springfield, Ill., tightens the bolts on an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine manifold near the flightline Jan. 22, 2013. The scheduled maintenance for an F-16 engine is after aproximately 4,000 total accumulated cycles(TAC), which is a calculation of RPM and throttle usage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

Propulsion keeps engines roaring

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE , Germany – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Butcher, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician from Decatur, Ill., performs a pre-test cell check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine near the flightline Jan. 22, 2013. The 52nd CMS fixed and rebuilt upwards of 73 aircraft engines in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

Get with the network, be authorized

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chellandrea Cole, 52nd Communications Squadron cyber assurance technician from Paducah, Ky., plugs in an authorized USB device Jan. 22, 2013. Unit information assurance officers must approve all USB devices before they are used on network computers so the Air Force network is protected from cyber threats. The Integrated Network Operations and Security Center in Langley, Va. will be scanning all network computers continuously each day to ensure that only approved and authorized USB devices are being used on the Air Force communications network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)

Lt. Gen. Jones tours Spangdahlem Air Base

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Lt. Gen. D. Darrell Jones, U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, pilots an aircraft de-icing simulator inside the Air Mobility Command terminal during a visit to Spangdahlem Jan. 11, 2013. The AMC terminal is just one of many units Jones visited during his tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

Airmen prepare planes for cold weather conditions

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daryl Treadwell, 726th Air Mobility Squadron integrated flight control systems technician from Austin, Texas, applies an engine cover to a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft Jan. 15, 2013. The four engines are covered to prevent snow from accumulating in the engine inlets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

Airmen prepare planes for cold weather conditions

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen from the 726th Air Mobility Squadron secure engine covers on a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft Jan. 15, 2013. The covers are secured by six pins and then tightened to reduce the effects of extreme weather conditions on an engine at rest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)