Maintenance faces-off in annual competition

Maintainers from the 374th Maintenance Group participate in a push-up challenge during the Wrench Bender’s Rodeo March 10, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The push-up challenge was one of ten events to take place during the rodeo, testing each squadron’s ability to come together as a team in a friendly competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Maintenance faces-off in annual competition

Airman 1st Class Garvin Ming, 374th Maintenance Squadron, places items within a toolbox during a toolbox inventory competition March 10, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. As part of the Wrench Bender’s Rodeo, each team replaced items of a toolbox together by giving directions to one blindfolded person. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Maintenance faces-off in annual competition

Senior Airman Nicholas Henderson, 374th Maintenance Squadron, participates in a safety wire challenge at the Wrench Bender’s Rodeo March 10, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. While in chemical gear, maintainers were given 10-minutes to complete as many tasks as possible using safety wire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Maintenance faces-off in annual competition

Maj. Brian Waller, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, and Airman 1st Class Jody Simpson, 374 AMXS environmental and electrical apprentice, identify an item during the C-130 Hercules scavenger hunt March 10, 2015. Waller and Simpson were given a description of an item within the C-130 and directions where they could find the item by a third-member of their team outside of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Maintenance faces-off in annual competition

Tech. Sgt. Karl Schofield, 374th Maintenance Squadron, gives directions during a scavenger hunt March 10, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The scavenger hunt required teams of three to identify items within a C-130 Hercules. More experienced maintainers gave the directions and descriptions of the items to those less experienced within the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Maintenance faces-off in annual competition

Published March 17, 2015
By Senior Airman Desiree Economides
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from all three squadrons within the 374th Maintenance Group participated in a friendly competition to be named best "wrench bender" March 10, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The competition was comprised of various team and individual activities, which built camaraderie and espirit de corps amongst the members.