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Airmen at Work: Herc gets prepped for major upgrades

Reserve Citizen Airman Master Sgt. Dan Scott, aircraft maintenance craftsman with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, directs a forklift into place by the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft here, June 13, 2018. The forklift was used to assist in the removal of 40-person life rafts from the aircraft wing as the Hercules was prepped for a major upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Airmen at Work: Herc gets prepped for major upgrades

Reserve Citizen Airman Senior Airman Williams Hizer, an aircraft maintenance craftsman with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands upon the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft as a forklift moves into place here, June 13, 2018. The forklift was used to assist in the removal of 40-person life rafts from the aircraft wing as the Hercules was prepped for a major upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Airmen at Work: Herc gets prepped for major upgrades

Airman Dustin Bruce and Master Sgt. Dan Scott, both aircraft maintenance technicians with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, close a life raft compartment on the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft after removing the rafts here, June 13, 2018. The 40-person life rafts were removed from the aircraft wing as the Hercules was prepped for a major upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Airmen at Work: Herc gets prepped for major upgrades

Airman Dustin Bruce, Senior Airman William Hizer and Master Sgt. Dan Scott, all aircraft maintenance technicians with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, close a life raft compartment on the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft after removing the rafts here, June 13, 2018. The 40-person life rafts were removed from the aircraft wing as the Hercules was prepped for a major upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Airmen at Work: Herc gets prepped for major upgrades

Airman Dustin Bruce and Senior Airman William Hizer, both aircraft maintenance technicians with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, remove a 40-person life raft from a compartment on the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft here, June 13, 2018. The life rafts were removed from the aircraft wing as the Hercules was prepped for a major upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White)

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Airmen at Work: Herc prepped for major upgrades

Published July 2, 2018
By Eric M. White
910th Airlfit Wing Public Affairs

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio --

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron removed life rafts from the wing of a C-130H Hercules aircraft here, June 13, 2018. The life rafts were removed as part of preparations for the aircraft to receive a major upgrade to the wing box.