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Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron replace a tire on a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to mount a tire on a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crew chiefs assigned the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron raise a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron watch as a C-17 Globemaster III is raised during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to raise a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. The aircraft needed to have a tire replaced, which required the crew chiefs to raise it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Tech. Sgt. Jay Miller, crew chief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, watches as a C-17 Globemaster III is raised during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. Thru-flight inspections are performed between two flying missions to ensure aircraft safety and mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crewchiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tighten a tire on a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crewchiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Staff Sgt. David Barbieri, crewchief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, tightens a bolt on a C-17 Globemaster III tire during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crewchiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to remove a tire from a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove a tire from a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. The tire was found to be worn beyond its limits and needed replaced during the inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Master Sgt. Joseph Davis, airplane general flight chief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, applies the correct torque setting on a torque wrench at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. The torque wrench was used to tighten a tire mounted on a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Tech Sgt. Jay Miller, crew chief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to raise a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Staff Sgt. David Barbieri, crew chief with the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares a tire to be mounted on a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sits on the flightline at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.(U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Long day's night

Published April 22, 2019
By Joshua J. Seybert
911th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, Pa. --

Crew chiefs assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron replace a tire on a C-17 Globemaster III during a thru-flight inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2019. During the inspection, crew chiefs found a tire worn beyond its limits, which needed replaced.