Stories of Service: 605th AMXS crew chief embodies the warrior heart
Senior Airman Austin Sondergard, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, salutes during the send-off of a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Oct. 10, 2022. Sondergard received brain surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation and later suffered loss to his memory, speech and motor skills due to a stroke. Recovered, Sondergard returned to his duties as a crew chief and hobby as an avid powerlifter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matt Porter)