5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

Staff Sgt. Rashad Dallas, 5th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental craftsman, checks a liquid oxygen cart at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2016. Electrical and environmental Airmen perform daily inspections on all liquid oxygen carts used for supplying oxygen to aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

An Airman with the 5th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental section relieves pressure from a liquid oxygen cart at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2016. Electrical and environmental Airmen constantly manage oxygen pressure in the carts, which provide aircrews with oxygen when flying at high altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

Airman 1st Class Joshua Davis, 5th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental apprentice, connects a liquid oxygen cart to a truck at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 7, 2016. Electrical and environmental Airmen perform daily inspections on all liquid oxygen carts used for supplying oxygen to aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

Senior Airman Derrick Pierce, 5th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, removes a depleted gaseous oxygen bottle from a cart at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 7, 2016. Electrical and environmental Airmen are responsible for managing all oxygen bottles used for hot gas purges on the B-52H Stratofortress’ liquid oxygen system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

Airman 1st Class Joshua Davis, 5th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental apprentice, performs a shelf life inspection on various chemicals at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2016. Electrical and environmental Airmen are responsible for storing various alloys and chemicals used for maintaining their equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

(From left) Airman 1st Class Joshua Davis, 5th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Thomann, 5 MXS electrical and environmental craftsman, check a raft bottle’s weight at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 2, 2016. Raft bottles are used to inflate aircrew life rafts during an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MXS Airmen manage aircrew safety

Published Nov. 10, 2016
Minot Air Force Base, Public Affairs

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