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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Kerns, left, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technicians, pose for a photo after completing a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection for a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. The generators supply power for most locations on the installation and run continuously for days at a time, requiring continual maintenance to prevent breakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, retrieves supplies for a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection for a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. The generators supply power for most locations on the installation and run continuously for days at a time, requiring continual maintenance to prevent breakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, fits a valve onto an oil pump during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection for a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. During this type of inspection, the 724th EABS Airmen perform an oil change and replace all of the fuel, oil and coolant filters to ensure the generator is running optimally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Kerns, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, installs a new fuel filter on a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. During this type of inspection, the 724th EABS Airmen perform an oil change and replace all of the fuel, oil and coolant filters to ensure the generator is running optimally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, primes a new oil filter before installing it on a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. During this type of inspection, the 724th EABS Airmen perform an oil change and replace all of the fuel, oil and coolant filters to ensure the generator is running optimally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Kerns, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, removes an old fuel filter on a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. The generators supply power for most locations on the installation and run continuously for days at a time, requiring continual maintenance to prevent breakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, replaces a fuel filter during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection for a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. During this type of inspection, the 724th EABS Airmen perform an oil change and replace all of the fuel, oil and coolant filters to ensure the generator is running optimally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, prepares a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit for an oil change during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. The generators supply power for most locations on the installation and run continuously for days at a time, requiring continual maintenance to prevent breakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Kerns, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technician, prepares to refill a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit with oil during a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. The generators supply power for most locations on the installation and run continuously for days at a time, requiring continual maintenance to prevent breakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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Preserving the power: Airmen maintain generators in Niger

Published Feb. 18, 2020
By Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III
435th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Kerns, left, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Khamphady, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron electrical power production technicians, pose for a photo after completing a 400-hour preventative maintenance inspection for a basic expeditionary airfield resources power unit at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Feb. 11, 2020. The generators supply power for most locations on the installation and run continuously for days at a time, requiring continual maintenance to prevent breakage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

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