Expedited Aircraft Engine: A Key Logistics Task

11/15/2015

11/15/2015: Master Sgt. Patrick Applegate of the 108th Logistics Readiness Squadron directs the forklift driver as he moves an aircraft engine at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 8, 2015.

The General Electric F-108 model engine, valued at more than $3 million, was expedited from the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard and brought to JB MDL by truck in an effort to keep the Stratotankers of the 108th Wing flying.

Credit:108th Wing:10/8/15

In the second photo, Master Sgt. Patrick Applegate, right and Senior Master Sgt. Tonya Armstrong, members of the 108th Logistics Readiness Squadron release cargo tie-downs for an aircraft engine at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 8, 2015.

In the third photo, members of the 108th Wing’s Vehicle Maintenance office use a forklift to retrieve an aircraft engine from a truck at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 8, 2015.

In the final photo, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Thornton of the 108th Wing’s Vehicle Maintenance office releases a cargo tie-down for an aircraft engine at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 8, 2015.