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Wax on, wax off: 86th MXS cleans C-130J

December 7, 2017
by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Senior Airman Rachel Revels (left), and Staff Sgt. Lindsay Hallford, both C-130J Super Hercules crew chiefs, spray a C-130J engine with cleaning solution Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Airmen clean the entirety of the aircraft before every inspection.
Staff Sgt. Lindsay Hallford, 86th Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, takes a break while looking at the engine of a C-130J Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Crew chiefs clean the aircraft with a special cleaning solution and hot water.
Crew chiefs assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron clean a C-130J Super Hercules Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. The 86th MXS has a zero-deficiency inspection rating for cleaning aircraft.
Senior Airman Rachel Revels (left), and Staff Sgt. Lindsay Hallford, both C-130J Super Hercules crew chiefs, scrub the grime off a C-130J engine Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Airmen scrub the exterior of the aircraft with a cleaning solution repeatedly, then spray it with hot water to ensure it is clean.
Senior Airman Joshua Lindsley, C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, cleans the inside of a wheel underneath a C-130J Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. It takes maintainers manning two12-hour shifts to fully clean the aircraft.
Airman 1st Class Samuel Crispin, C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, sprays hot water to clean the underside of a C-130J wing Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Airmen scrub the aircraft with a cleaning solution before they are sprayed down with hot water.
Airmen 1st Class Kaleb Lemons, and Kane McKinnon, both C-130J Super Hercules crew chiefs, clean the tail section of a C-130J Nov. 20 on Ramstein Air Base. Crew chiefs clean aircraft before every major inspection.
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