Engine Maintenance and Repair

Images of technicians performing maintenance on engines and machinery aboard various vehicles and vessels, showcasing tools and mechanical work, primarily in industrial settings.

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221101-N-ET093-2014 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov 1, 2022) Machinery Repairman 1st Class Ryan Dobler, from Saratoga Springs, New York, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), stamps the ceremonial quarterdeck bell with the names of children that were baptized aboard the George H.W. Bush, Nov. 1, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60) a Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship gets underway for a scheduled voyage to Charleston, South Carolina. The Pathfinder is the oldest of six ships in the Pathfinder Class, and is named for Matthew Fontaine Maury, "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology." The ship was delivered to the Navy in October of 1994 and has completed over 250 survey missions. U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC) directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

Young technician pointing at stainless steel bottles and discussing with colleague in industry

Team Chief Senior Airman Derek Matamoros, 791st Maintenance Squadron controls the remote for the Transporter Erector Semitrailer Hoist with his team July 12, 2022, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The role of the Team Chief is to direct his team to safely and accurately remove the old hoist assembly and insert the new one into the Transporter Erector. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman Alysa Knott)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 6, 2021) Machinist Mate 3rd Class Mark Magtibay, from San Pablo City, Philippines, performs maintenance on a gas turbine generator in an auxiliary machinery room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). John S. McCain is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

AIRMAN First Class Paul Prescott, an Electrical Power Maintainer from the United States Air Forces in Europe Construction Training Squadron, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, adjusts the timing cam on a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia. Airman First Class Paul Prescott, an Electrical Power Maintainer from the United States Air Forces in Europe Construction Training Squadron, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, adjusts the timing cam on a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia.

The Lockheed Martin team completes the final weld of the cone section of the Artemis I Orion crew module pressure vessel at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Nov. 13, 2015. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Airman 1st Class Nathaniel West, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans an F-15 Eagle engine bay compartment, Jan. 18, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Over time, dirt, grease and grime can build up in the aircrafts engine bay and can cover up cracks or other discrepancies on the aircraft.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-59. AIRSTA OPS--close-up of Coast Guardsman working on aircraft in hangar (5). Hurricane Katrina

PEARL HARBOR (July 9, 2022) Dan Porter, a Xerox technician assembles a 3D printer head aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), July 9, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerome Miller, vehicle maintenance technician, 165th Vehicle Maintenance, performs a periodic maintenance inspection on a fire truck that belongs to the 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department on March 30, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The fire truck was in the shop for a periodic maintenance inspection which included an oil/fluid change, tire pressure check, filter replacement and while they were inspecting the truck it was found that an air solenoid manifold needed valves replaced.

Gas Turbine Systems Technician 3rd Class (Mechanical) James Erdmann works on one of the LM2500 gas turbine engines aboard USS CARNEY (DDG 64). Carney is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Carney (DDG 64)

Team members from Crane Army Ammunition Activity attend an electric motor control workshop at Vincennes University, Ind. Learning institutions like Vincennes University that provide programs in Computer Aided Design, Supply Chain Logistics Management, Manufacturing Automation, CNC Machining and Programming, Industrial Maintenance, Product Design, Welding, Industrial Engineering and Heavy Equipment Operation help to better equip CAAA personnel to store, distribute, produce, renovate and demilitarize conventional munitions and related components in support of Joint Force readiness.

Steelworkers in Euljiro, South Korea

Engine and propeller of a military plane. Disassemble and repair engine of plane. Engine design of a military aircraft.

Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), utilize a jubilee kit to patch a pipe during a general quarters drill aboard the ship in Newport News, Virginia, Oct. 6, 2022. George Washington is conducting a simulated underway to validate shipboard habitability and operational services to ensure the ship meets the final refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) milestones. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carriers 50-year service life that includes refueling the ships two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization.

Engineer explaining colleague standing in robot factory

Grandfather showing how to fix airplane tool to granddaughter while standing in hangar

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Aaron Marshall, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, sets up a metal lathe in a machine shop during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

AN airman performs F-15 Eagle aircraft engine maintenance. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Engineers work at the Beechcraft factory in Wichita, Kansas.

Technician operating machinery in industry

Side view of a man standing by the gloves arranged in the stand

221201-N-ON253-1026PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 01, 2022) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Joseph Castro, from Fall River, Ga., performs a maintenance check on a box fan to determine its insulation resistance aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

221012-N-PI330-1006 Gulfport, Mississippi (October 12, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Tai Pierce, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), turns on the gas for a forklift on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, October 12, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

221012-N-PI330-1006 Gulfport, Mississippi (October 12, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Tai Pierce, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), turns on the gas for a forklift on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, October 12, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Technician in truck manufacture working on truck container

220630-N-YQ181-1028 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 30, 2022) - Hull Technician 3rd Class Giovanni Moctezuma, left, from Taylorsville, Georgia, and Hull Technician 3rd Class Kyle Owens, from Nampa, Idaho, braze a drain pipe in the machine shop aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagans Hull Technicians are able to replace and repair mission-critical tools and parts while underway. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Hispanic man writing on clipboard in manufacturing plant

Business immersion of five workers from the mechanical workshop of an ESAT. Under the responsibility of auto mechanic professionals, workers with disabilities are trained in the mechanics profession and work independently in the workshop. Verification of levels and maintenance.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Villegas, 31st Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, inspects the AGE fuel polisher at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 22, 2022. The fuel polisher cleans the fuel, filtering out contaminants so the AGE team can safely reuse the fuel, saving the Air Force time and money.

Philip Trauth, 573rd CMXS machinist, monitors a Makino T-4 5-axis computer numerical control milling machine as it manufactures an F-15 aircraft center shoulder wing rib at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 30, 2022. During the manufacturing process, a forging piece of aluminum is used to machine the center shoulder wing rib and takes approximately 22 hours complete.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 8, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class Bobby Guzman, from Oxnard, Calif., maintains the main rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Mechanical teamwork in the great outdoors

Female locomotive engineers, steam locomotive, before train departure at Fort Steele Heritage Town, British Columbia, Canada

William Vardaman, a mechanical technician with the Jacobs contracting team, performs engine maintenance on NASA's crawler-transporter 2 on March 26, 2019, in the crawler yard located in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 area. Recent engine work included rebuilding the vehicles fuel pump assemblies and installing new oil pumps that will help minimize future wear. This is one of two crawler-transporters that carried rockets and spacecraft, including the Apollo/Saturn V and space shuttle, from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. NASAs Exploration Ground Systems oversaw modifications and upgrades to crawler-transporter 2 so it can carry the mobile launcher and NASA's Space Launch System rocket, topped by the Orion spacecraft, to Launch Pad 39B for Exploration Mission-1.

Reiche Zeche Mine Students check drill cores in the teaching and research mine

Male engineer at work place, solar panels plant industy in background

Machinist's Mate Christopher Mudy performs assigned duties in the liquid oxygen plant where oxygen and nitrogen are produced for aircraft assigned to the Iceland Defense Force. Base: Nato Base Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

Mechanic in hangar repairing light aircraft

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are preparing the well deck of the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean near the Orion recovery site ahead of the first flight test. The team is preparing for recovery of the crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from space and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading the recovery efforts.The first unpiloted flight test of Orion is scheduled to launch this week atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. During its two-orbit, 4.5-hour flight, Orion will venture 3,600 miles in altitude and travel nearly 60,000 miles before returning to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

mechanic working on helicopter outdoors

Caucasian man working in airplane hangar

110810-N-NK458-010NORFOLK (August 10, 2011) MachinistÕs Mate 1st Class Corey Harris, right, from Boling Brook, Ill., and MachinistÕs Mate 3rd Class Rick Murphy, from Syracuse, N.Y., lower a piston into the external hydraulic accumulator in the machinery room aboard the attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) after installing new rings and seals.

An Aerospace Propulsion specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., conducts intermediate maintenance on General Electric F110-129 jet engines on October 9, 2022. Responsible for ensuring our F-16 Fighting Falcons are in first-rate operational condition, Aerospace Propulsion specialists, also known as jet engine mechanics, test, maintain and repair all parts of the engine. These specialists are a critical to keeping our jets in the air.

mechanics working on ventilation pipe in workshop

maintenance of the helicopter with parts dissembled

220609-N-LZ839-2234 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 09, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) inspect ram fans in the hangar bay June 09, 2022. Bataan is underway in the 2nd fleet area of operations. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

Milan Italy 13 November 2022 Mechanic perform chip tuning on tuned car in a garage workshop

Men working in airplane hangar

Young man inspecting a bicycle in a storage room

female mechanic at work in aircraft hangar

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Northwest Machining and Manufacturing tour the 124th Fighter Wings aircraft maintenance hanger, Gowen Field, ID, April 6, 2023. This Meridian, Idaho-based machining company has been manufacturing a critical landing gear component for the A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at Gowen Field for decades.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen, or machinery technicians (MK), assigned to Station Mayport, Florida, conduct engine maintenance on a station smallboat while at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Fla., April 5, 2022. MKs work in all areas of machinery operation and maintenance from internal combustion engines to environmental support systems, hydraulics, basic electricity, and areas of hazardous material recovery and control.

An Aerospace Propulsion specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., conducts intermediate maintenance on General Electric F110-129 jet engines on October 9, 2022. Responsible for ensuring our F-16 Fighting Falcons are in first-rate operational condition, Aerospace Propulsion specialists, also known as jet engine mechanics, test, maintain and repair all parts of the engine. These specialists are a critical to keeping our jets in the air.

230407-N-IL330-3010 SAN DIEGO (April 7, 2023) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Aircraft Handling) Lord Bishop, from New York, hangs a fire curtain on a hatch aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ships maintenance availability April 7. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) Fireman Brittney Camacho-Pietri, a native of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), performs maintenance on a valve during the ships first underway in more than two years after completing a planned maintenance availability. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

Young construction worker man rests sitting reading a book on an old steel railway bridge

Two men operating factory machine

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Gregory, (left) 179th Maintenance Support Group vehicular maintenance apprentice, and Senior Airman Dejion Capers (right), 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicular maintenance journeyman, replace a brake disc from a brake rotor belonging to a bus at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 12, 2022. Maintaining the vehicle fleet by replacing broken parts ensures operator safety thereby enabling the air refueling mission to continue.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rodney Alston III, 305th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs wheel maintenance at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Aug. 26, 2022. Crew Chiefs in the Wheel and Tire Section of 305 MXS are validating their local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46's main landing gear and nose landing gear. At the beginning of August 2022, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center authorized Main Operating Bases to stand up organic tire change capability. A four member team consisting of Crew Chiefs, Sheet Metal, and Nondestructive Inspection went to Altus Air Force Base for initial training and familiarization. By validating local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46, the 305th MXS brings a new capability to JB MDL and will be able to improve support for the KC-46 throughout the Air Force.

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Nathan Sturgeon, 305th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a wheel inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Aug. 26, 2022. Crew Chiefs in the Wheel and Tire Section of 305 MXS are validating their local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46's main landing gear and nose landing gear. At the beginning of August 2022, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center authorized Main Operating Bases to stand up organic tire change capability. A four member team consisting of Crew Chiefs, Sheet Metal, and Nondestructive Inspection went to Altus Air Force Base for initial training and familiarization. By validating local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46, the 305th MXS brings a new capability to JB MDL and will be able to improve support for the KC-46 throughout the Air Force.

team of workers observing a propeller

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preparing the chopper

Advanced Oxidation and UV treatment removes pharmaceuticals, viruses and chemicals. Leo J. Vander Lans Advanced Water Treatment Facility. The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) is the largest groundwater agency in the State of California, managing and protecting local groundwater resources for four million residents. Long Beach, California, USA

Staff Sgt. Daniel Kay cuts diamond-plate steel with an oxyacetylene torch Nov. 22, 2011, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Kay is an aircraft metals technology craftsman assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron.

Steve VanHorn, a third mate on the Essayons, one of two hopper dredges owned and operated by the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, controls the vessels dredging gear during emergency operations on the lower Columbia River near Longview, Washington, July 25. The Essayons, operated by a merchant marine crew, helps maintain the entrance bars, rivers and harbors on the coasts of California, Oregon, Hawaii, Alaska and, in emergencies, the Mississippi River.

220603-N-IL330-2022 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 03, 2022) - Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 3rd Class Jennifer Mendez, from Los Angeles, left, and Damage Controlman Fireman Jimmy Sorm, from Milwaukee, conduct a check on the electrical systems in the main machinery room aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 03, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

Tech. Sgt. Louis Jones and Staff Sgt. Allen Jauw, 191st Maintenance Squadron, hook up hoses to an air regulator during a training exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 13. The 191st MXS performed an exercise in which they simulated a KC-135 Stratotanker had damaged nose gear and a crane was needed to move the aircraft to a safe location for repair. The air system was used to fill a series of bladders that could cushion the tail of aircraft while the nose of the aircraft was lifted by a crane.

Todd Dennison (left), 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, and Anthony Micare, 97th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) aircraft painter, load a KC-46 Pegasus wheel onto a paint rotisserie wheel rack at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 24, 2022. 97th MXS maintainers manufactured the painting fixture in order to increase production.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata looks at the spars installed on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

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The Boeing extrication team train on the Boeing Mock-up Trainer from May 25 through May 28, 2018, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The extrication team is comprised of firefighters from various U.S. Boeing sites. Each member of the team brings an expertise in Aerospace Confined Space Rescue, are Emergency Medical Technicians and have years of rescue experience. The team is highly motivated to getting the crew out quickly, safely and efficiently. The training at Johnson included suit training, side hatch egress, and Intravehicular Activity (IVA) rigging and egress. The week included a run for record on IVA egress for a testing requirement. Participants also included NASA Medical, the 45th Operations Group's Detachment 3, based at Patrick Air Force Base, and U.S. Air Force pararescue representation.

U.S. Airmen 1st Class Luke Parkes and Rae Park, 509th Maintenance Group aircraft structural maintenance journeymen, fabricate and custom-make the metal components at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 15, 2024. Park directs Parkes to pull more material through the machine to correctly make the part. Air Force

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