353rd SOAMXS maintainers test MC-130J engines

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft

353rd SOAMXS maintainers test MC-130J engines

by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft
18th Wing Public Affairs
August 24, 2020

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Belt, 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, tests the engines of an MC-130J Commando II July 30, 2020, at Kadena Air Base Japan. Regular maintenance ensures that the 353rd Special Operations Group is ready to respond to any contingency, natural disaster, or humanitarian aid support.

 

 

 

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