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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, looks over an Air Force Special Operations Command legacy C-130 engine in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is AFSOC’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Craig, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, observes an engine run in the 1st SOMXS engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. Engine test runs ensure top performance of Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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An Air Force Special Operations Command legacy C-130 propeller rests in the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is AFSOC’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, adjusts an aircraft throttle quadrant in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The throttle controls an aircraft’s motor. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is the final step in quality checking legacy C-130 engines before they are deemed fully operational spares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, shows U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amber Noles, an aerospace propulsion apprentice with the 1st SOMXS, an up-speed with a throttle in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The throttle controls the aircraft motor. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell services Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amber Noles, an aerospace propulsion apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st SOMXS, sit in a control cab in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The control cab simulates an aircraft flight deck, allowing for control of all variables when conducting engine tests of Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amber Noles, an aerospace propulsion apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, observes engine performance numbers with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st SOMXS, in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. Engine tests and performance numbers ensure optimum aircraft performance for Air Force Special Operations Command missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, shows U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amber Noles, an aerospace propulsion apprentice with the 1st SOMXS, how to take engine performance numbers in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. All Air Force Special Operations Command legacy C-130 engines go through the engine test cell’s quality checks before going back to their unit as a fully operational spare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, adjusts cameras to see an engine in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is Air Force Special Operations Command’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Spencer Craig (right) and Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, aerospace propulsion craftsmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, conduct an engine run in the 1st SOMXS engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is AFSOC’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Craig, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, initiates an engine start in the 1st SOMXS engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is the final step in quality checking Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers before they are deemed fully operational spares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Benenhaley, an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, provides ground observation during an engine run in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is the final step in quality checking Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 engines before they are deemed fully operational spares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, looks over an Air Force Special Operations Command legacy C-130 engine in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is the final step in quality checking Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers before they are deemed fully operational spares. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, adjusts the door control panel in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell assesses Air Force Special Operations Command’s legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers with no noise impact to the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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1 SOMXS maintains AFSOC’s legacy C-130 engines

Published Aug. 28, 2020
By Staff Sgt. Lynette Rolen
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --

Aerospace propulsion craftsmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, conduct an engine run in the 1st SOMXS engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is AFSOC’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers.

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