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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Graham, a 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight chief, and Senior Airman Adam Lehman, a 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, discuss maintenance procedures for an F-35A Lightning II at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 26, 2021. Maintainers from JBER and Eielson Air Force Base gathered to teach each other maintenance techniques for their respective aircraft, developing the teams’ Agile Combat Employment capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Sullivan)

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Airmen adjust a maintenance stand on an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 2, 2019, ahead of Hurricane Dorian. The Joint STARS aircraft belonging to the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing, relocated to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., in preparation for Hurricane Dorian’s potential arrival on the eastern coast of Georgia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Dustin Cole)

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Embracing opportunity: Additive technology used for manufacturing

Dr. Mark Benedict, a senior materials engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, discusses the potential for additive manufacturing of aircraft components in metal. The complex geometry of the rocket nozzle benefits from the use of additive manufacturing due to its complex, specialized design. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Marisa Alia-Novobilski)

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Andrews Airmen enable Obama’s historic Cuba visit

Col. Christopher Thompson, the 89th Airlift Wing vice commander, and 89th AW Airmen salute as Air Force One departs Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 20, 2016. President Barack Obama and the first family are on a two-day visit to Cuba, making history as the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Securing Alaska’s airspace: Radar sites work around the clock

The Indian Mountain long-range radar site is one of many sites with a mission is to track aircraft in Alaska's airspace and along Alaska's borders for unauthorized aircraft. The sites aid in the ongoing defense of U.S. airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kyle Johnson)

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Mental health: To go or not to go

Considering the demands facing the remotely piloted aircraft enterprise, Creech Air Force Base, Nev., has formed their own Human Performance Team to meet the needs of those supporting RPA operations at this one of a kind deployed-in-place location. The team consists of an operational psychologist, an operational physiologist, a flight medicine doctor and the chaplain corps, who together treat the five areas of wellness for all Creech AFB Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Sparks fly at Metal tech.

Airman 1st Class Curtis Doherty, a 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, sands down part of a tow bar at the fabrication shop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2015. The shop often receives C-130 Hercules exhaust pipes to repair, utilizing the technicians' grinding and welding skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Sparks fly in metal technology shop

Airman 1st Class Curtis Doherty, a 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, welds a post hole for a B-1B Lancer platform at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2015. The average time it takes to fix or create a piece of equipment is approximately eight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Sparks fly in metal technology shop

Airman 1st Class Curtis Doherty, a 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, welds a post hole for a B-1B Lancer platform in the fabrication shop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2015. The metal technology shop works on 20-80 pieces of equipment each week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Fueling the Strike Eagle’s fire

An Airman prepares an F-15E Strike Eagle for hot pit refueling Feb. 10, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Hot pit refueling alleviates stress on an aircraft’s engines by reducing the number of times they are switched on and off. The Airmen is assigned to the 335th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the F-15E is assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ashley J. Thum)

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Aircraft to spacecraft, airfield ops lands them all

Robert Moore scans the runway for foreign objects from the control tower Feb. 2, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Though not as busy as aircraft-centric bases, the Vandenberg AFB airfield serves as a central hub for the delivery of components for the base’s primary space mission. Moore is a 30th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ian Dudley)

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Cope South 2015

U.S. and Bangladesh air force (BAF) personnel take a group photo in front of a BAF C-130B aircraft Jan. 27, 2015, during exercise Cope South 15 (CS15) at BAF Base Bangabandhu. The exercise helped cultivate common bonds, foster goodwill, and improve readiness and compatibility between members of the Bangladesh and U.S. air forces. CS15 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise conducted in Bangladesh, with a focus on cooperative flight operations, day and night low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions as well as subject matter expert exchanges in the fields of operations, maintenance and rigging disciplines. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jake Bailey)

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435th AGOW improves airspace, builds partnerships

Slovenian air force Capt. Gregor Virant (left) develops airspace procedures which allow aircraft to land during inclement weather with help from Chief Master Sgt. Luis Martinez and Senior Master Sgt. Bobby Hickman Jan. 13, 2015, at Cerklje Air Base, Slovenia. The five-day mission supported U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s efforts to assist the Slovenian air force in developing control measures for takeoff and landing procedures during instrument flight rules conditions, giving the base the capability to conduct flights is inclement weather conditions. Virant is the 15th Wing chief of air operations. Martinez is the USAFE - AFAFRICA operations superintendent for command and control. Hickman is the 31st Operational Support Squadron chief controller. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. John C. Sherinian)

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EOD: keeping Airmen, community safe

Staff Sgt. Ace, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, uses a metal detector to scan the area for a simulated improvised explosive device during a training exercise Dec. 30, 2014, in Southwest Asia. EOD Airmen are tasked with clearing munitions and enabling base operations to resume, such as clearing the airfield and creating an airstrip to get aircraft back in the air in order to provide defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

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Faith in training

Aircrew members participating in a water and combat survival training course walk with a pulley system used to replicate the sensation of being dragged through water Nov. 4, 2014, at the Minot Air Force Base, N.D., base pool. The course teaches survival techniques for aviators in the event their aircraft were to ever crash land or be shot down over water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Pitts)

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Faith in training

Staff Sgt. Anthony J. Barrette demonstrates the proper technique to get free of a parachute in the water during a survival course Nov. 4, 2014, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The course trains aviators on the proper techniques of survival if their aircraft goes down over water or enemy territory. Barrette is a 5th Operations Support Squadron operations and training NCO and survival, evasion, resistance, and escape instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Pitts)

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Faith in training

Capt. Christin Masstracchio secures her life vest before a water-survival training course Nov. 4, 2014, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The course prepares and trains aviators on the proper techniques of survival if their aircraft goes down over water or enemy territory. Masstracchio the 69th Bomb Squadron assistant flight commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Pitts)

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Tools to pencils: Airman makes career a work of art

Terry Lee holds a photo of himself from 1962 on Nov. 10, 2014, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Lee enlisted in the Air Force as a B-52 Stratofortress maintainer when he was 18 years old. Lee contributed to the success of the 24-hour operations at McCoy Air Force Base, Fla., by ensuring aircraft were properly maintained during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Lee works as a K-Mar Industries illustrator at Keesler AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Holly Mansfield)

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Lt. Col. Ben Aronhime positions himself on a forest penetrator, a rescue device used in water rescues, during water survival class Oct. 31, 2014, on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Pilots attending F-35 Lightning II water survival training are placed in simulated scenarios to provide them with the knowledge they need if they were to eject over water. The 33rd Operations Support Squadron F-35 Lightning II flight equipment shop incorporated some training elements from previous water survival training programs and developed training tools and techniques to account for the new equipment unique to the F-35 program. Aronhime is a 56th Training Squadron pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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Lt. Col. Ben Aronhime navigates his way from one side of an IRVIN-GQ 6000 parachute to another while Staff Sgt. Edwin Portan assists him from poolside during a water survival class Oct. 30, 2014, on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Portan created a floatation device from PVC pipes that prevents the parachute from sinking to the bottom of the pool while students complete their training. The octagon-shaped floatation device provides students with a more closely simulated water landing. Aronhime is a 56th Training Squadron pilot. Portan is an F-35 Lightning II flight equipment continuation training instructor from the 33rd Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

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