Hydro goes with the flow

Senior Airman Kyan Punotai, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, controls pressure on a hydraulic test stand during a hydraulic filtration component test at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Testing filtration components verifies the effectiveness of clean hydraulic fluids being circulated in an aircraft, maintaining mission readiness of KAB aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

An 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Airman controls pressure on a hydraulic test stand during a hydraulic component test at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Routine testing of components ensures the readiness of KAB aircraft to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

Senior Airman Kyan Punotai, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, prepares a hydraulic test stand prior to testing a hydraulic filtration component at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Routine testing of components ensures the readiness of KAB aircraft to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

Senior Airman Santiago Sejas, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, reviews a technical order at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 CMS maintainers verify hydraulic and pneumatic components from every aircraft on KAB, ensuring they satisfy operability requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

Senior Airman Kyan Punotai, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, attaches test tubing to a hydraulic filtration component on a hydraulic test stand at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Hydraulics maintainers perform tests to guarantee components do not have any leaks, maintaining mission readiness of KAB aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

Senior Airman Kyan Punotai, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, prepares to seal a hydraulic filtration component at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. 18th CMS maintainers verify hydraulic and pneumatic components from every aircraft on KAB, ensuring they satisfy operability requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

Senior Airman Kyan Punotai, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron hydraulics specialist, replaces a filter in a hydraulic filtration component at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. 18th CMS maintainers conduct routine inspections of hydraulic components on KC-135 Stratotankers to ensure mission readiness at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

Hydro goes with the flow

Published Oct. 6, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --