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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Layne uses a digital caliper to measure the width and depth of engine blades of an F-15E Strike Eagle engine on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. The digital caliper measures the distance between two opposing sides of an object for quality assurance. Layne, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, is from Augusta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathanael Rehburg routes cables on an F-15E Strike Eagle engine on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. Routing cables with adequate spacing prevents chaffing and wear, which avoids malfunctions. Rehburg, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, hails from San Angelo, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Douglas Melton hammers the sides of a washer on an alternating current rotor nut of an F-15E Strike Eagle on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. The AC rotor generates electricity through currents to operate a Strike Eagle engine. Melton, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron propulsion mechanic, is from Altus, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Tutolo places a safety wire into a v-band clamp of an F-15E Strike Eagle’s engine on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. The v-band clamp fastens equipment in pumps, engines and exhaust systems while the safety wire ensures the v-band stays secure. Tutolo, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, is from Chardon, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Mathe and Airman 1st Class Vanessa Redman perform routine maintenance on an F-15E Strike Eagle engine on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. Mathe, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic, is from Kathleen, Ga. Redman, 4th CMS jet engine mechanic, is a native of Anacoco, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Layne uses a digital caliper to measure the width and depth of engine blades of an F-15E Strike Eagle engine on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. The digital caliper measures the distance between two opposing sides of an object for quality assurance. Layne, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, is from Augusta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathanael Rehburg routes cables on an F-15E Strike Eagle engine on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 29, 2012. Routing cables with adequate spacing prevents chaffing and wear, which avoids malfunctions. Rehburg, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, hails from San Angelo, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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Published May 30, 2012
By Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airmen assigned to the 4th Component Maintenance Squadron jet engine intermediate maintenance shop work hard to ensure that each of the 223 F-15E Strike Eagle engines here are ready for use at a moment's notice.

After an engine is delivered to the shop, it is disassembled and checked for problems. The maintainers check engines for foreign object debris, system failures and damages. These maintainers can typically fix and reassemble a broken engine in 12 days.

After graduating technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Airmen are proficient in maintaining, inspecting and troubleshooting aircraft engines, small gas turbine engines and engine ground support equipment.