4th CMS accesory flight

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Shane Nedwicke performs a main landing gear brake test here April 20, 2010. The test replicates the stressors brakes endure, ensuring serviceability. Airman Nedwicke, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulic technician, hails from Albuquerque, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Nicholas Watson performs a seven-level visual inspection on an egress unit here April 20, 2010. This inspection is the final step before the unit is installed into a jet. Sergeant Watson, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress craftsman, hails from Peebles, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airmen 1st Class Travis Whitman and Benjamin Burns perform a 36-month egress inspection here April 20, 2010. During the inspection, egress units are stripped down, inspected, and fixed, refurbished or rebuilt if need be. Airman Whitman and Airman Burns are both 4th Component Maintenance Squadron egress technicians. Airman Whitman is from South Gate, Mich. and Airman Burns is from Hershey, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman Cathryne Reynolds and Airman 1st Class Tyler McDowell attach a constant speed drive to a K-400 machine here April 20, 2010. The K-400 tests components of non-functioning integrated drive generators to pinpoint the problem on F-15E Strike Eagles. Both Airmen are 4th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technicians. Airmen Reynolds is from Perry, Ga. and Airman McDowell is from Augusta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airman William Ballard tests an aerial refueling flood light here April 20, 2010. The flood light provides light to a refueling receptacle on an F-15E Strike Eagle during aerial refueling night missions. Airman Ballard, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, hails from Houston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Airman Anwar Fikri removes a panel from a 600-pound external fuel tank for inspection here April 20, 2010. External fuel tanks have annual inspections to ensure serviceability, if found unserviceable the tanks will either be fixed or replaced. Airman Fikri, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron Aircraft fuel systems apprentice, hails from Rockville, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes)

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4th CMS accesory flight

Published April 22, 2010
By Airman 1st Class Gino Reyes
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 4th Component Maintenance Squadron accessory flight gets the job done with efforts from the hydraulics back shop, electro-environmental systems, fuel systems and egress systems flights.

The hydraulics back shop inspects, tests and fixes hydraulic components. These Airmen have approximately 20 components they work on daily.

The electro-environmental systems shop works with components such as integrated drive generators. This generator provides power to a series of components on the F-15E Strike Eagle. These Airmen also work on an unnoticeable, but important component: the aerial refueling flood light. Without this, aerial night refueling would be nearly impossible.

The fuel systems shop works on the F-15E fuel tanks. Aircraft fuel systems Airmen perform annual inspections on the tanks ensuring they are serviceable and ready for use.

The number one priority of egress systems Airmen is the serviceability of egress units. The units are the seats inside the cockpit, which, in an emergency situation, safely eject the aircrew out of the aircraft and ensure a safe landing. Every 36 months, these Airmen are required to strip down, inspect, refurbish and rebuild each egress unit.