Airman 1st Class Nicholas McCracken, 437th Aircraft
Summary
Airman 1st Class Nicholas McCracken, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches a metal hose from a liquid oxygen tank to a port on a C-17 Globemaster III March 19, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. The 20-step process of transferring LOX to the aircraft can take more than an hour. Liquid oxygen is used as a means of distributing breathable air to aircrew members and passengers above 10,000 feet above sea level. The C-17 can hold approximately 155 gallons of LOX. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
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19/03/2013
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