SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. - Staff Sgt. Robert Stewart, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, inspects the convergent seal and liner of the augmenter on an uninstalled Pratt and Whitney jet engine here May 21. Sergeant Stewart is responsible for inspecting the fans inside the augmenter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Salma Nebot)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. - Senior Airman Shaan Kashyap, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, installs the mount bolts of an Engine Diagnostics Unit here May 21. Airman Kashyap is responsible for running ground, which means to check for damage or mishaps while the engine is running. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Salma Nebot)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. - The F100-220 Engine runs in full augmentation here May 21. The engine is used in the 4th Fighter Wing's F-15E Strike Eagles, the Air Force's all-weather, dual role fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Salma Nebot)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE - Staff Sgt. Brian Hlywa, an aerospace propulsion specialist, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron, performs a diagnostic check on an uninstalled Pratt and Whitney F-100-PW-220 jet engine, N.C. May 21. The F-100-PW-220 is the engine used in the 4th Fighter Wing?s F-15E Strike Eagles, the Air Force's all-weather, dual role fighter jet. SSgt. Hlywa is responsible for making final inspections on these engines before they are reinstalled into aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg C. Biondo)

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Propulsion flight keeps 4th FW engines running

Published June 5, 2008