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Ms. Heidi Grant, deputy under secretary for international affairs, speaks to a group of South African students who were touring U.S. military aircraft at the African Aerospace and Defense Expo at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa, Sept. 14, 2016. The U.S. military is exhibiting a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135 Stratotanker, a C-130J Super Hercules, an HC-130 King, and an MQ-9 Reaper. The aircraft come from various Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command units. The U.S. routinely participates in events like AADE to strengthen partnerships with regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane)


African Aerospace and Defense Expo 2016

Ms. Heidi Grant, deputy under secretary for international affairs, speaks to a group of South African students who were touring U.S. military aircraft at the African Aerospace and Defense Expo at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa, Sept. 14, 2016. The U.S. military is exhibiting a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135 Stratotanker, a C-130J Super Hercules, an HC-130 King, and an MQ-9 Reaper. The aircraft come from various Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command units. The U.S. routinely participates in events like AADE to strengthen partnerships with regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Members of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Block 45 avionics modification team pose on the flight line near two KC-135Rs undergoing upgrade Dec. 15, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Four spots on the south ramp are designated exclusively for the Block 45 upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Belinda Schantz, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Block 45 unit chief, stands in front of the wiring schematic for the KC-135 Stratotanker avionics upgrade Nov. 27, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Schantz has empowered her technicians to innovate for time and cost savings which has dramatically lowered the workflow days and sped delivery of the aircraft back to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Flight deck of a KC-135R Stratotanker after completing the Block 45 avionics upgrade Nov. 15, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Block 45 completely remodels the inside of the flight deck with new liquid crystal displays, radio altimeter, auto-pilot, digital flight director and other computer module updates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Trey Wilson and Nhan Le, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Block 45 avionic technicians, work together to route wire strands while building an integrated flight management system kit for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in building 986 Nov. 15, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The desktop shop aids shown here were custom built by the 564th AMXS to allow work that used to be done on the aircraft to now be done in the shop for more reliability, consistency and quicker final installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Air Force Materiel Command Executive Director Patricia M. Young (center) looks on as Jeffrey C. Allen, Air Force Sustainment Center executive director (right), points out splice-plates on a B-52 landing gear trunnion during a mission and capabilities tour Nov. 29, 2016, at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The briefing was hosted by Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex commander (left), and demonstrated aging aircraft maintenance challenges. During her visit, Young toured the Air Force Sustainment Center, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and 72nd Air Base Wing to learn about the maintenance, repair and overhaul workload accomplished at Tinker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
The faces of Capt. Jennifer and Maj. Michael (last names not used in accordance with Air Combat Command directives), 752nd Operation Support Squadron air battle managers, are illuminated by the glow of their computer screens as they follow and point out target aircraft during a training scenario on the AN/TYQ-23A emulator Oct. 31, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The trainees are working as part of a larger crew to test the communication and decision making skills of the individuals and team under a stressful environment. (Photos taken of systems configured to unclassified status by subject matter experts. Photo has been manipulated to blur the names of individuals shown.)(U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Sarah Holshouser, 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron composite fabricator, drills out rivets on a KC-135 aileron she is overhauling at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Tradd Baggott, 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron composite fabricator, uses a heat gun to warm adhesive between aluminum skin he is pressing down over aluminum honeycomb during a remanufacture of a KC-135 Stratotanker ruddervator at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Newly painted KC-135 Stratotanker ruddervator weights sit in a cradle to dry as they are prepared for use by the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The yellow zinc-chromate is used to prevent corrosion on metal surfaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Gerald Miller, 553rd Advanced Composite Facility chief shown inside the industrial work space he oversees at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Miller has worked at Tinker as a composite specialists since 1982 and is now in charge of the entire section. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Brett Smith, 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron composite fabricator, uses a tap to locate weak points which need repair on a B-1B wing leading edge being inspected and repaired at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)
Tony Lightner, 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron composite fabricator, uses a jig and hand-held drill to create a hole in a jet engine shroud being modified at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, July 25, 2016, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The 553rd CMMXS manufactures and maintains components for KC-135, B-1B, B-52H, E-3 and E-6 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)