Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Senior Airman Mayra Tiebout, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental technician, replaces gas generators on a CV-22B Osprey at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Staff Sgt. Johnny Rivas, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, labels a CV-22B Osprey drive shaft on the flight line at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Staff Sgt. Michael Dolph, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tightens a bolt to a CV-22B Osprey blade fold assembly at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Airman 1st Class Richard Bassett, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, loosens torque bolts on a CV-22B Osprey gear box on the flight line at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Senior Airman Brian Sibley, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches a servicing hose to perform maintenance on a CV-22B Osprey at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Staff Sgt. William Youngblood, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support technician, inventories flight line tools at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Airman 1st Class Richard Bassett, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches a crane to lift a CV-22B Osprey gear box on the flight line at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res
Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Airmen with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform maintenance on a CV-22B Osprey gear box at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 20, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Photo Details / Download Hi-Res

Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

Published July 23, 2015
By Senior Airman Meagan Schutter
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and launch recovery for all aircraft.