86th MXG hosts second annual Aerospace Maintenance Competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maximiliano Montes, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft maintenance journeyman, inspects components of a C-130J at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024. Montes competed in the second annual 86th Maintenance Group Aerospace Maintenance Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hunter Ringer, 86th Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules repair and reclamation journeyman, tightens safety wires around bolts on a test station during the second annual Maintenance Group Aerospace Maintenance Competition at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024. The competition challenged members to apply their skills on timed aircraft maintenance tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miguel Munoz, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aerospace turboprop system journeyman, begins a timed maintenance repair task at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024. Munoz participated in the second annual 86th Maintenance Group Aerospace Maintenance Competition which allowed maintainers to showcase their skills and provided participants a bigger perspective of aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miguel Munoz, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aerospace turboprop system journeyman, makes a repair at a test station during the second annual Maintenance Group Aerospace Maintenance Competition at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024. The competition was open to members of the 86th Maintenance Group and gave participants the opportunity to demonstrate their skills on tasks outside of their specialty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sabatino Johnson, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, performs maintenance tasks on a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 9, 2024. Johnson competed in the second annual 86th Maintenance Group Aerospace Maintenance Competition where competitors were judged on precision, adherence to instruction and timeliness in a series of maintenance tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty)