Staff Sgt. Mark Rippy, air reserve technician hydraulics specialist, 315th Maintenance Squadron, working with the 437th MXS and Senior Airman Skyler Ayers, a crew chief working in the repair and reclamation flight utilize a lift to reach and troubleshoot a flight control system fault that has been isolated to the tail elevator integrated flight control modules, causing an unsafe condition on a transient C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, Due to manning issues, Airmen from different specialties often work together and assist each other to accom

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Staff Sgt. Mark Rippy, air reserve technician hydraulics specialist, 315th Maintenance Squadron, working with the 437th MXS and Senior Airman Skyler Ayers, a crew chief working in the repair and reclamation flight utilize a lift to reach and troubleshoot a flight control system fault that has been isolated to the tail elevator integrated flight control modules, causing an unsafe condition on a transient C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft on the flightline at Joint Base Charleston, Due to manning issues, Airmen from different specialties often work together and assist each other to accomplish complicated or difficult tasks. ( Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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