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Crew chief for a day

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Franklin Newbery (left) teaches Col. Derrick Hoxie III how to take oil and fluid samples from an A-10 Thunderbolt II here Dec. 25. The colonel was participating in the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's Crew Chief for a Day program. The program offers deployed Airmen of all Air Force specialties a chance to experience what it is like to work on fighter jets. "What better way is there to spend Christmas Day while on deployment than with the maintainers out on the flightline?" said Colonel Hoxie, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander. "I learned that we have a very professional team of maintainers out there, and the experience only reaffirmed what I have thought all along." Sergeant Newbery is a crew chief deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Colonel Hoxie is deployed from the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Crew chief for a day

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Franklin Newbery (left) teaches Col. Derrick Hoxie III how to take oil and fluid samples from an A-10 Thunderbolt II here Dec. 25. The colonel was participating in the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's Crew Chief for a Day program. The program offers deployed Airmen of all Air Force specialties a chance to experience what it is like to work on fighter jets. "What better way is there to spend Christmas Day while on deployment than with the maintainers out on the flightline?" said Colonel Hoxie, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander. "I learned that we have a very professional team of maintainers out there, and the experience only reaffirmed what I have thought all along." Sergeant Newbery is a crew chief deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Colonel Hoxie is deployed from the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey)

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Ready to go

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An O/A-10 Thunderbolt II stands ready just before a training mission here Dec. 21. The aircraft is assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing and its primary missions include air-strike control, close-air support, target interdiction, joint-air attack, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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'Silver Lobos' fly into retirement

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- The 20th Fighter Squadron used the F-4F Phantom II to train German air force crews from 1972 to 2004. The squadron's inactivation ceremony was held here Dec. 20. By Jan. 7, all F-4s assigned to the 20th FS will be retired to the Air Force's Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (Courtesy photo)

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Ready to go

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An O/A-10 Thunderbolt II stands ready just before a training mission here Dec. 21. The aircraft is assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing and its primary missions include air-strike control, close-air support, target interdiction, joint-air attack, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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Falcon Flies

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Exercise Beverly Midnight here Dec. 13 . (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Church)

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Baby, it's cold outside

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Daniel Jahnke completes paperwork while preparing an O/A-10 Thunderbolt II here for a training mission Dec. 21. Airman Jahnke is assigned to the 354th Maintenance Squadron. (U. S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)

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Chilly take-off

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- On a chilly Dec. 14 morning, F-15 Eagles wait to depart from Lambert International Airport here. The F-15s are part of the 110th Fighter Squadron attached to the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison)

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Avionics test lab

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman John Arango repairs an ESTS test station at the avionics test lab here Dec. 8. The ESTS test station is used to test flight control computers, radar units and communication systems on the F-15E Strike Eagle. Airman Arango is an avionics technician assigned to the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Pallazola)

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Arms up!

POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Senior Airmen Oscar Mejia and Doug Parker load a MK-82 high-drag 500-pound bomb onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a load crew competition here Dec. 10. The Airmen are assigned to the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Terry McKeown)

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Santa jets into Osan

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Santa Claus arrives here aboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II recently. He arrived just in time to join a home-style feast with more than 200 Airmen of the 25th Fighter Squadron and 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stacie Shafran)

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Get it 'n' go

OVER IRAQ -- An F-15E Strike Eagle refuels during a mission. The aircraft and its crew are deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Strike Eagle crews support operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shawn Clements)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Joel Thill checks for foreign objects, debris, and any missing items before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Airman Thill is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman 1st Class Joel Thill checks for foreign objects, debris, and any missing items before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Airman Thill is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman Paul Lessard (foreground) and Airman 1st Class Barry Thomas check for any damaged or missing clamps before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Both Airmen are F-16 crew chiefs assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Getting ready for QA

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Airman Paul Lessard checks for any damaged or missing clamps before a quality assurance inspection here recently. Airman Lessard is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Miller)

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Go to your bunker

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon gets positioned safely back in its bunker during an exercise here recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis)

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F-15E Strike Eagle refuels

An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a mission over Iraq in 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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Looks good from here

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman David Rogers conducts an end-of-runway inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during exercise Keen Sword 2005 here recently. Airman Rogers is a weapons load crew member assigned to the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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Fighting Falcons at Keen Sword

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from here recently while participating in Exercise Keen Sword 2005. Keen Sword exercise is a joint, bilateral defense exercise with U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)

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