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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Seekins, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron electrician journeyman, replaces an expired oil filter during preventative maintenance on a Mobile Electric Power 806B generator April 12, 2022, at 86th Air Base, Romania. Much like diesel engines found on vehicles, Airmen routinely provide the necessary preventative maintenance to the generators to ensure consistent, reliable performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jared Latham, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production technician, transfers fuel from an expired fuel filter into a replacement filter during preventative maintenance on a Mobile Electric Power 806B generator April 12, 2022, at 86th Air Base, Romania. Preventative maintenance allows the generators to run more reliably while Airmen operate from austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Seekins, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron electrician journeyman, loosens an expired oil filter during preventative maintenance on a Mobile Electric Power 806B generator April 12, 2022, at 86th Air Base, Romania. Applying Agile Combat Employment concepts, generators are often used to supply power from austere or otherwise inaccessible locations as well as to set up additional capabilities at forward-deployed environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jayce Primeau, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, holds a filled replacement engine oil filter before installing it on a Mobile Electric Power 806B generator April 12, 2022, at 86th Air Base, Romania. Applying Agile Combat Employment concepts, generators are often used to supply powerallow Airmen to maintain operational capabilities from austere or otherwise inaccessible locations as well as to set up additional capabilities at forward-deployed environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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Preventative maintenance key to reliable power

Published April 13, 2022
By Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

86TH AIR BASE, Romania -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Seekins, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron electrician journeyman, replaces an expired oil filter during preventative maintenance on a Mobile Electric Power 806B generator April 12, 2022, at 86th Air Base, Romania. Much like diesel engines found on vehicles, Airmen routinely provide the necessary preventative maintenance to the generators to ensure consistent, reliable performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)