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  • Flying Crew Chiefs – The C-17’s unsung heroes

    The flying crew chief program places maintainers on aircraft as part of the aircrew to manage general maintenance issues throughout the jet.  The C-17 is an aging fleet and according to Matthews, his job is to work through the general “quirks” of the aircraft to make sure it can get off the ground