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Senior Airman Chase Cooper-Norman, right, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire journeyman, discusses inspection procedures with Chief Master Sgt. Ray Lewis, left, 56th EMS superintendent, Oct. 14, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The wheel and tire team coordinate with various supporting agencies such as the non-destructive inspection team,corrosion flight and Lockheed Martin engineers, in order to service more than 3,800 wheels per year.
Senior Airman John Hizon, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire jour- neyman, inspects a bolt Oct. 14, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The wheel and tire shop team demonstrated to 56th EMS leadership how they disassemble, clean, inspect, reassemble and store aircraft tires.
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2nd Lt. Kristin Rowe, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron support staff section commander, torques the valve stem on an F-35A Lightning II main wheel hub assembly Oct. 14, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During the wheel and tire assembly process, Airmen will torque the valve stem 50-60 inch pounds, to ensure there is a tight seal and no air loss on the tire.
Senior Airman Jonathan Chambers, left, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire journeyman, explains how an electric bead breaker compresses two wheel halves to Maj. Ryan O’Dea, right, 56th EMS commander, Oct. 14, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.