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AGE Airmen keep bomb loaders mission ready

By Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

Airman 1st Class Jared Fayard, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, finalizes a bomb loader vehicle engine oil inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Bomb loader vehicles or "jammers" are used daily during flight line operations to load munitions onto the B-52 Stratofortress.

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Airman 1st Class Jared Fayard, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, checks the oil level on a bomb loader vehicle at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Fayard changed the engine oil during an annual safety inspection to increase the life cycle of the engine and to reduce the chances of mechanical issues during daily operations.

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Airman 1st Class Jared Fayard, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, adds new motor oil to a bomb loader vehicle at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Fayard changed the engine oil as part of an annual safety inspection conducted on all bomb loading vehicles.

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Airman Abigail Weber, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, starts a bomb loader vehicle after an engine oil change at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Weber started the vehicle as the last step of the oil change process to verify the vehicle is ready for daily operations.

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Aerospace ground equipment technicians lift a bomb loader vehicle prior to a tire change at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. The annual safety inspection also allowed Airmen to inspect tires, gaskets and others parts of the vehicle.

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Lifts are lined up at the aerospace ground equipment shop at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. The lifts are used to keep vehicles and equipment elevated off the ground, while maintenance is being conducted. In addition to bomb loader vehicles, AGE technicians also conduct maintenance of aircraft starter carts, air-conditioning units and other equipment used in flight line operations.

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Airman Abigail Weber, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, releases air from a bomb loader vehicle tire at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Tires that are found to have defects are replaced.

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Airman Abigail Weber, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, cleans her hands after a bomb loader vehicle tire change at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Proper and timely maintenance of tires is necessary to prevent blow-outs during flight line operations.

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. , Feb. 27, 2018 — Airman 1st Class Jared Fayard, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, finalizes a bomb loader vehicle engine oil inspection at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 27, 2018. Bomb loader vehicles or "jammers" are used daily during flight line operations to load munitions onto the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha)