Senior Airman Abraham Olalde is seen in the photo below cleaning a propeller test stand during the final stages of breaking down the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron propeller centralized repair facility at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. In this rotation, the prop shop has repaired or refurbished 45 propellers and saved the Air Force more than $7 million in repair costs and thousands in estimated shipping costs. Olalde is a 379th EMXS propeller CRF aerospace propulsion journeyman deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and a Dallas native.
SOUTHWEST ASIA – There’s a wise-old saying that, “all good things, must come to an end.” As the climate shifts in the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command area of responsibility, some missions become less essential and are able to return to home station and provide support from abroad. Among them is the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron propeller centralized repair facility here that is closing up shop after providing crucial support to aerial operations throughout the AOR since 2006.
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