91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Senior Airman Jesse Casper, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team technician, inspects a hoist control box at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The MHT oversees the shipping and receiving of nuclear capable Minuteman missiles and is responsible for transporting them to-and-from a launch facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Senior Airman Francisco Perez, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team technician, inspects tire lugs on a transporter erector at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The MHT oversees the shipping and receiving of nuclear capable Minuteman missiles and is responsible for transporting them to-and-from a launch facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Airmen with the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team check the serviceability of a transporter erector at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. When the MHT is at a launch facility, they are directly involved in the installation or removal of the missile's rocket fuel booster stages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Airman 1st Class Antonio Torres, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team technician, re-installs a level indicator cover at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The level indicator allows the MHT to ensure the transporter erector is properly level while in use. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

An Airman with the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team inflates a tire on a transporter erector at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The MHT must ensure the tires are at least 90 psi when performing a pre-operations inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Airman 1st Class Antonio Torres, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team technician, inspects transporter erector sling rods at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. When the MHT is at a launch facility, they are directly involved in the installation or removal of the nuclear capable Minuteman III missile's booster stages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Airman 1st Class Antonio Torres, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team technician, inspects a third-stage carriage for serviceability at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The carriages inside the transporter erector must be inspected for both serviceability and any general damage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Staff Sgt. Jhalann Carey, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron missile handling team chief, aligns exhaust stacks at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 19, 2017. The MHT requires a four-person unit to fully inspect a transporter erector prior to using it for operations at controlled area sites. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

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91st MMXS Airmen maintain missile operations

Published Feb. 1, 2017
By Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

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