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Airman 1st Class Andrew Hamilton, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls apprentice, solders together a wire on a fuel quantity indication connector of a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2014. Wires are soldered together to create a high quality electrical connection for various systems on the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo graphic by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Austin Carracino, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight control systems craftsman, right, looks up a technical order for a C-130 Hercules with Senior Airman Trey Massey and Airman 1st Class Andrew Hamilton Dec. 2, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Technical orders, commonly referred to as TOs, provide maintainers with the information needed to properly repair the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Senior Airman Trey Massey, left, and Airman 1st Class Andrew Hamilton, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, remove an instrument control panel from the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2014. The 374 AMXS maintains C-130H models assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota and other locations throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Senior Airman Trey Massey, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight control systems journeyman, removes shielding from a C-130 Hercules fuel quantity indication connector Dec. 2, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Wire shielding prevents interference of other electrical signals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Andrew Hamilton, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls apprentice, looks up a technical order for Senior Airman Trey Massey, 374 AMXS instruments and flight controls journeyman, Dec. 2, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 AMXS maintains C-130H models assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota and other locations throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Right, Staff Sgt. Austin Carracino, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight control systems craftsman, and Senior Airman Trey Massey, 374 AMXS instruments and flight control systems journeyman, measure a fuel quantity indication connector of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 2, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The fuel quantity indicator tells pilots the level of fuel available for them during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Andrew Hamilton, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls apprentice, repairs a fuel quantity indication connector on a C-130 Hercules Dec. 2, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Without the repair, the aircraft's mission capabilities are halted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Airmen work together to replace the wires on a fuel quantity indicator on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2014. Maintainers in the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to C-130s assigned to Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Andrew Hamilton, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls apprentice, solders together a wire on a fuel quantity indication connector of a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2014. Wires are soldered together to create a high quality electrical connection for various systems on the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides/Released)

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Published Dec. 7, 2014
By Senior Airman Desiree Economides
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron make repairs on a C-130 Hercules fuel quantity indicator Dec. 2, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 AMXS maintains C-130H models assigned to Yokota at home station and at locations throughout the Pacific.