Members from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron worked together to replace a C-17 Globemaster III engine in Southwest Asia, August 4, 2012. Most engine changes are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar, but the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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(Left to right) Staff Sgts. Aaron Bingham, Ryan Shaw, Robert Hill and Senior Airman David Taylor, all assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, push an engine cradle to the lift trailer prior to replacing a C-17 Globemaster III engine in Southwest Asia, Aug. 4, 2012. Most engine changes are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar, but the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Staff Sgt. Aaron Bingham, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, checks the technical data before attaching the engine removal/installation cradle to the C-17 Globemaster III engine three in Southwest Asia, Aug. 4, 2012. Most engine changes are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar, but the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Bingham is deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Staff Sgt. Robert Hill, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron guidance and control craftsman, takes a break underneath the C-17 Globemaster III outboard engine cowl in Southwest Asia, Aug. 4, 2012. Most engine changes are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar, but the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Hill is deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and is a native of Parkton, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Members from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron slowly lower the C-17 Globemaster III engine in Southwest Asia, Aug. 4, 2012. The engine change marks the first C-17 engine change in more than a year here at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Airmen from the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange while a typical engine change back home are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Members from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron slowly lower the C-17 Globemaster III engine in Southwest Asia, Aug. 4, 2012. The engine change marks the first C-17 engine change in more than a year here at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Airmen from the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange while a typical engine change back home are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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Members from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron slowly lower the C-17 Globemaster III engine in Southwest Asia, Aug. 4, 2012. The engine change marks the first C-17 engine change in more than a year here at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Airmen from the 8th EAMS team finished in 34 hours and saved $120,000 by doing the repairs downrange while a typical engine change back home are done within 48 hours in a controlled environment inside an aircraft hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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C-17 Globemaster III Engine Change

Published Aug. 17, 2012