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Fueled and ready for launch

Airman First Class Anthony Uelk, on the ladder, along with fellow 932nd Airlift Wing flight line crew chiefs, brave the polar vortex record low temperatures while refueling a C-40 in preparation for a launch, Jan. 31, 2019, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The polar vortex, that caused many record low temperatures throughout the nation, didn't prevent Reserve Citizen Airmen from completing their tasks and launching aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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Fueled and ready for launch

Airman First Class Anthony Uelk, flight line crew chief, 932nd Maintenance Group, poses for a portrait Jan. 31, 2019, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. With the extreme low temperatures brought on by the polar vortex, Uelk, and fellow crew chiefs, dawned a variety of cold weather gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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Fueled and ready for launch

Airman First Class Anthony Uelk, flight line crew chief, 932nd Maintenance Group, connects the jet fuel hose to a C-40 wing fuel tank, Jan. 31, 2019, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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Fueled and ready for launch

Airman First Class Anthony Uelk, flight line crew chief, 932nd Maintenance Group, monitors the fuel gauge as 24,000 pounds of fuel is added to a C-40 in preparation for a launch, Jan. 31, 2019, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The process to refuel the fleet of 932nd Airlift Wing C-40s, four in total, is a total force intergration with the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Distribution providing the fuel tankers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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Fueled and ready for launch

Airman First Class Anthony Uelk, flight line crew chief, 932nd Maintenance Group, uses a fuel sump bottle to check for any contaminants before refueling a C-40 in preparation for a launch, Jan. 31, 2019, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The polar vortex, that caused many record low temperatures throughout the nation, didn't prevent citizen Airmen from completing their tasks and launching aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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C-40 tire change, just like changing a car tire, only bigger

Tech. Sgt. Steven Johnson adjusts the tension as Staff Sgt. Damian Ford, both with the 932nd Maintenance Squadron, assists by helping to hold the oversize wrench in place during a routine tire swap Dec. 29, 2016, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. "Changing a C-40 tire is very similar to changing a car tire, just bigger with a few more required adjustments," said Johnson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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C-40 tire change, just like changing a car tire, only bigger

Staff Sgt. Damien Ford, center, seeks guidance from fellow 932nd Maintenance Squadron C-40 maintainer Master Sgt. Keith Winter, right, and Senior Airman Anthony Gribbins, left, during a routine tire change Dec. 29, 2016 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Worn tires get swapped out weekly on any one of the four C-40 aircraft maintained by the 932nd MXS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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C-40 tire change, just like changing a car tire, only bigger

Senior Airman Anthony Gribbins, C-40 maintainer with the 932nd Airlift Wing Maintenance Squadron assists with a routine tire change inside Hangar 1 Dec. 29, 2016 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Worn tires get swapped out weekly on any one of the four C-40 aircraft maintained by the 932nd MXS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

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