4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Senior Airman Lyman Patee, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery wheel and tire craftsman, inspects and cleans the wheel of an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. Patee ensured old grease and brake dust had been removed from the wheel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Airman 1st Class Dominic Kirkner, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technologies, uses a large dial caliper to check the dimensions of an F-15E Strike Eagle wheel at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. Kirkner ensured the wheel was compliant with standards and not out of round. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Senior Airman Rene Martinez, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery wheel and tire craftsman, installs the onboard and outboard bearing onto a F-15E Strike Eagle wheel at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. The bearings ensure the wheel rotates on the axel smoothly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Senior Airman Lyman Patee, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery wheel and tire craftsman, performs a main landing gear wheel and tire assembly rebuild on the back wheel of an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. The tire was worn beyond its limits and had to be replaced so that the Aircraft Maintenance Unit can install it on an F-15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Senior Airman Lyman Patee, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery wheel and tire craftsman, uses a manual tire bead breaker to mate a tire to a wheel at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. Patee replaced the tire to maintain compliance standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Senior Airman Lyman Patee, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery wheel and tire craftsman, rolls a wheel out of an air cage after inflating the tire at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. Patee rolled the wheel to a rack where it rested for 12 hours to ensure that it would not leak air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)

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4 EMS Wheel, Tire Shop Airmen keep SJAFB rolling

Published Oct. 20, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Lyman Patee, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery wheel and tire craftsman, inspects and cleans the wheel of an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2020. Patee ensured old grease and brake dust had been removed from the wheel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)