Tire shop keeps operations rolling

Staff Sgt. Joseph Spangler, 459th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a nose landing gear wheel assembly tire for proper bolt thread protrusion, washers, bearings, cups, cones, rollers and valve caps inside a 459th Air Refueling Wing hangar on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 6, 2015, after returning to the shop for repair. Tires in need of repair are broken down, cleaned and sent to a non-destructive repair shop. Then, the 459 MXS rebuilds and inspects the wheel hardware and adds the wheel assembly back into the Air Force supply system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Tire shop keeps operations rolling

Senior Airmen Kaitlyn Bobbitt (right) and Theodore Hanson (left), 459th Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, inspect a recently repaired nose landing gear wheel assembly for leaks inside a protective tire cage in a 459th Air Refueling Wing hangar on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 6, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Tire shop keeps opperations rolling

Published Dec. 18, 2015
By 459th Air Refueling Wing
Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The 459th Maintenance Squadron tire shop provides on and off equipment maintenance capability supporting eight KC-135R aircraft assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. They oversee the inspection and maintenance of tire equipment vital to keeping 459th refueling missions rolling. Their steady dedication and thorough management upholds and promotes the 459th Maintenance Group mission of providing safe, mission capable aircraft, reliable every time.

Tire shop keeps operations rolling

Tire shop keeps operations rolling