An F-15 engine fires at full power during a test run in the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron’s test cell. The Airmen assigned to the test cell are charged with ensuring the base’s jet engines are flight worthy. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Edward Bard)
Staff Sgt. Justin Keane, 48th Component Maintenance Squadron, attaches an F-15 jet engine to a motorized mount that will raise the engine into position so it can be tested in the “hush house.” CMS tests more than 15 engines every month. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Edward Bard)
48th Component Maintenance Squadron members raise a jet engine into position to complete the testing process. The unit checks the engine in more than 15 different areas to ensure Liberty Wing pilots have the best engines available. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Edward Bard)