Aircraft Maintenance and Repair

Technicians working on aircraft systems; images feature detailed mechanical inspections and maintenance activities within military aviation environments.

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB conducted convoy operations with the tactical movement of vehicles from HHCs Motor-pool into Area X-Ray in support of JPMRC rotation 23-01.JPMRC is the U.S. Armys Regional Combat Training Center (CTC) for the Indo-Pacific and Arctic and, established in 2021, is the Armys fourth and newest CTC. It is a key training event that builds combat readiness and is a key way that Army Forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.U.S. Army Photo By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Stevenson, 77th Fighter Generation Squadron electrical and environmental technician, performs maintenance on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 12, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Camron W. Brown, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, maintains the rotor head of a CH-53E at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) Fort Worth, Texas, July 10, 2022. HMH-366 trained to ensure standardization and combat readiness in preparation for operational deployments. HMH-366 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

020925-F-4177H-005. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021022-7449W-011. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A US Marine Corps Weapons Technician Loads 20mm High Explosive Rounds onto an AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopter at Al Asad Air Base in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Gavin Ball is confirming a KC-135 Stratotanker is properly maintained at the 121st Air Refueling Wing, August 2, 2022. Ensuring the aircraft is maintained is vital to the success of any mission.

2nd Lt. Jacob Geil, Project Arc test engineer, uses a power drill to test the capabilities of an ADU-468 as a part of the Project Arc program at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Sept. 16, 2022. While here, Geil worked with the 2nd Maintenance Squadron and Military Personnel Flight by designing tools that make Airmens duties easier.

070305-M-7404B-084. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-167

Soldiers in 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 25th DSB conducted convoy operations with the tactical movement of vehicles from HHCs Motor-pool into Area X-Ray in support of JPMRC rotation 23-01.JPMRC is the U.S. Armys Regional Combat Training Center (CTC) for the Indo-Pacific and Arctic and, established in 2021, is the Armys fourth and newest CTC. It is a key training event that builds combat readiness and is a key way that Army Forces engage in a joint environment with our regional allies and partners.U.S. Army Photo By: Sgt. Kenyel Jones

220511-N-PI330-1027 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain- Construction Mechanic Constructionman Apprentice Gavin Watson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, replaces a power steering pump while performing maintenance on a MK-31 medium tactical vehicle replacement, May 11, 2022. NMCB 133 is currently forward deployed to provide an adaptable and scalable Naval Construction Force as a vital component of the U.S. Maritime strategy in executing quality construction in combat, humanitarian assistance or disaster recovery operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Halovich, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, performs maintenance on the engine of an MV-22B Osprey during the French-Caribbean exercise Caraibes 22 at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 13, 2022. Caraibes 22 is a French-led, large-scale, joint-training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets from the French, U.S., and regional forces focused on responding to simulated-natural disasters. During the exercise, the 156th Wing was the main operating hub in support of VMM-266 by providing fuel, aircraft marshaling, security, hangar and office space. VMM-266 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class James Parmenter, mechanic, 363rd Expeditionary Transportation Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, repairs a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). A1C Parmeter is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Maintenance inside a sewer is conducted by 777th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2011. The maintenance included repairing a pump that is used to provide a constant flow of sewage.

New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Laverne, right, and Airman First Class Joseph Lupinacci troubleshoot an F108 engine on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 26, 2017. Laverne and Lupinacci are engine mechanics with the 108th Wing.

040804-F-1740G-002. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeffrey Batres, UH-1Y Huey crew chief, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts maintenance on a corrosion cart on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. HMLA-167 aviation maintenance Marines conduct routine preventative maintenance on the AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Hueys to ensure a constant state of readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Nettles, 325th Munitions Squadron production supervisor, ensures munitions are securely strapped to a munitions handling trailer at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 10, 2022. The 325th MUNS participated in the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Groups Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.08. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training.

040304-F-2828D-009. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Sergeant Joseph Greitzer, USMC, a member of Marine Aerial Refueler transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58, works to swap an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352

220605-N-VH871-1019 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 5th, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) 2nd Class Diane Ruiz, assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, conducts maintenance on a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, June 5. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Earnest Virgil, a wheeled-vehicle mechanic assigned to the 451st Preventive Medicine Detachment, changes a vehicles transmission fluid during a bi-annual preventative maintenance checks and services test, Aug. 17, 2022, on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Soldiers are required to maintain mission readiness by being able to complete all stages of PCMS.

020905-F-4649H-018. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Senior Airman Tyler Hughes, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III auxiliary power unit in mission-oriented protective posture gear at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 24, 2022. The 15th Maintenance implemented an Agile Combat Employment training plan on May 2, 2022, to increase the maintainers readiness and versatility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Franko Seper, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron passenger services ground supervisor, tightens down the belly band straps on the side of a luggage pallet during an Emergency Deployment Rapid Exercise at the 386th ELRS passenger terminal at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, August 10, 2022. Seper works with each Airmen ensuring mission success at every position for his multi-capable Airmen and that they are able to adapt to any scenario that the team faces.

STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 21, 2022) - Gunners Mate 1st Class Richard Furman, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), stands watch as the ship transits to Singapore, June 21, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle mechanic Technical Sgt. Jason Lammers works to remove an 8 cylinder Detroit Diesel engine from the rear of a 1996 Teledyne P23 Crash Truck at the 185th Air Refueling Wing vehicle maintenance shop in Sioux City, Iowa on June 8, 2022. 185th ARW mechanics are overhauling the engine because it had developed an internal coolant leak.U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Johnson, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group expeditionary depot maintenance tactical team member, replaces the wing on an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. Depot teams are composed of more experienced individuals in specific job classifications for completing extensive maintenance such as a wing change.

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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Benjamin, aviation structure repairer from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, removes an access panel to a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a blade folding exercise held at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2022. Blade folding operations allow 3-142nd AHB the ability to easily transport Army helicopters. The 3-142nd AHB, attached to the 36th CAB, provides Army aviation operations and support to the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission, which is to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

U.S. Army Spc. Dylan Berryhill, left, and Staff Sgt. Ethan Tessier, mechanics with the Unit Training Equipment Site (UTES), Michigan Army National Guard, provides maintenance on an M113A3 Armored Personnel Carrier at Fort Custer Training Center, Augusta, Michigan, May 2, 2022. Soldiers assigned to UTES are trained in a wide variety of maintenance to include generators, heavy equipment, and light and heavy wheeled mechanics.

040702-M-7514K-031. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030304-M-0367H-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Airmen from the 386th Logistical Readiness Squadron prepare Soldiers from the 3-157th Field Artillery Battalion under Task Force Spartan to conduct a emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 22, 2022. EDRE's are rapid mobilization training events that tests an units agility and level of readiness in order to ensure mission readiness and operational success of the unit.

040211-F-2167L-155. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Sgt. Jacquelyn Guarnieri of Bravo Company Bulldogs, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division rebuilds an M1 Abrams Tank transmission at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 27, 2022. Sgt. Guarnieris military occupational specialty is 91A or an M1 Abrams Systems Maintainer, and she has rebuilt two transmissions since her arrival here. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hedil Hernández)

030116-F-7372R-006. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Senior Airman David Martinelli, 305th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation, assembles pallets of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munitions for upload to a Boeing 767 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 12, 2022. The munitions cargo is part of an additional security assistance package for Ukraine. The security assistance the U.S. is providing to Ukraine is enabling critical success on the battlefield against the Russian invading force.

041026-M-3843C-027. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

040421-F-1601R-002. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A special operations forces member participates in infiltration/exfiltration training on a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II in Udbina, Croatia, July 19, 2022. The Joint Combined Exchange Training included members of the U.S. Air Forces 352d Special Operations Wing, the U.S. Armys 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga (Croatian Special Operations Forces Command).

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Wood, 35th Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, puts a tire on during an F-16 Fighting Falcon tire change during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2022. RED FLAG-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored combat air training exercise designed to provide U.S. and its partnered or allied nations the opportunity to test their ability to fly, maintain, and support in a realistic, simulated combat environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Derek Blais, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, observes ordnance loading at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 12, 2022. U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12 are conducting unit level training in Australia to maintain readiness, test expeditionary capabilities, and increase interoperability with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Fontana, a crew chief from the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, prepares to install a new landing gear centering cylinder on a KC-135 Stratotanker on Dec. 6, 2022. A team from the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, picked Selfridge to test and observe the maintenance personnel install the new cylinders and test the landing gear while having the aircraft rest on jacks.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Tolbert, metals technology specialist with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, inspects fasteners on an F108 jet engine, Feb. 6, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Tolbert assisted with the installation of a new jet engine on a KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft to maintain mission availability. Air National Guard

A U.S. Air Force crew chief with the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, cleans the rims on the tire of a F-22 Raptor May 3, 2022, at the Air Dominance Center, a Combat Readiness Training Center, in Savannah, Georgia. Sentry Savannah 2022 is the Air National Guards premier counter air exercise, encompassing 10 units of fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft, which tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrows fight.

011015-F-4155R-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

031008-M-3166S-038. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021120-F-2164A-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex George, 43d Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, empties a bag of screws at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 4, 2022. Upon all maintenance, before and after the task is complete, all tools and equipment must be properly accounted for and cleaned up off the flight line.

NORFOLK, Va. (Apr. 11, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Anthony Pecoraio, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, applies lubricant to a gear assembly while working in the Gun Shop of Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center.

050110-F-8769K-002. Base: Davis Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Terry Rockett, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, installs a BDU-33 yoke adapter in preparation for the uploading munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Silver, a loadmaster with the 115th Airlift Squadron, secures a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) inside a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, Sept. 7, 2022. MAFFS is a portable fire retardant delivery system inserted into an aircraft, temporarily converting it into a fire fighting airtanker that provides a critical surge” capability to bolster wildfire suppression efforts when commercial airtankers are fully committed or not readily available.

An RF-4C cockpit familiarization trainer acquaints 2nd LT Chuck HIggins, a student in the Weapon System Officer Course, with the fundamentals of flying an aircraft. The trainer was designed by the Tactical Air Command's Training Systems Center at Luke Air. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corp Cpl. Desiree Argo, a motor transport mechanic with 3d Transportation Battalion, in support of 12th Marines, assists with the set-up of vital facilities during Keen Sword, on Amami, Japan, Nov. 7, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. Argo is a native of Bradenton, FL.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan Siver, 43d Fighter Generation Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, leans against the tire of an F-22 Raptor at Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia, May 3, 2022. The 325th Fighter Wing sent more than 200 personnel and 22 aircraft to participate in Sentry Savannah, a near-peer training exercise hosted by the Air National Guards Air Dominance Center.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Ryan Smalley assigned to the 996th Engineer Company, 416th Theater Engineer Command based in Milwaukee, uses a hammer to punch out a bolt as Pfc. Caneron Farrar watches during Operation Platinum Wrench at the 88th Readiness Division operated Draw Yard on Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 24, 2022. OPW provides mechanics in the Divisions footprint which spans 19 states the chance to be trained by senior civilian contractors on their skills.

Senior Airman David Resendez, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Air Ground Equipment mechanic, and Staff Sgt. Jacob Pieters, 7th EMS AGE floor lead, lift a hydro pump onto the Face Saver 2000 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 27, 2022. The Face Saver is a seven-piece item that enables a safer working environment by preventing injuries.

220601-N-FB730-1008 IONIAN SEA (June 1, 2022) Airman William Johnston, from Jefferson, Georgia, changes the oil on a power boss in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 1, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) changes settings on a radio during a communications check on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 16, 2022. The Marines did this in preparation for a motorized raid training exercise to enhance combat readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

TSGT Percy Jewell packs a parachute in an F-105 Delta Dart aircraft during exercise Gangbuster XI. The airman is assigned to the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: GANGBUSTER XI Base: Stewart Airfield, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050120-F-0944H-013. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rudolfo Avelar, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapon armament technician load crew chief, prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for live ordnance loading area operations on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. Once the flying schedule calls for live munitions on flying sorties, aircraft are positioned at LOLA and weapons load crews are dispatched to perform the LOLA operations.

Technical Sergeant Lavern Pieper, from the 31st RED HORSE Flight, Camp Darby, Italy, replaces parts on an air compressor. The 31st RED HORSE Flight provides a highly mobile civil engineer response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. The primary mission is to set-up field and contingency operations to support large-scale missions. Activities include heavy damage repair, barebase development and heavy engineering operations. The 31st RED HORSE Flight possess special capabilities, such as water-well drilling, explosive demolition, quarry operations, concrete mobile operations, material testing, expedient facility erection, and concrete and asphalt paving. Base: Camp Darby, Livorno State: Toscana Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Pfc. Nathan Dorset of Charlie Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division removes the external stores support system cover on a HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter as part of a 90-Day Corrosion Inspection on August 16, 2022 at Fort Drum, N.Y. The external stores support system (ESSS) can be used to carry additional fuel or munitions when attached should a mission require it.

020312-F-8063B-006. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Moyer, the flights crew chief and an instructor at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS), detaches the water bucket from the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter following water bucket training April 5 at Fort Indiantown Gap. This joint training between EAATS and Conservation Wildland fire crews enhances their ability to use water buckets as a resource for wildfires or prescribed burns.

Lance Cpl. Josue M. Zamora, a metal worker with Engineer Support Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, cuts sheets of metal in the main staging area for units supporting Operation Dynamic Partnership in Shurakay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Dynamic Partnership was a multi-unit operation to retrograde all U.S. military equipment and personnel from Shurakay district.

971210-F-7902R-005. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cesar Arguello, 43d Fighter Generation Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, connects an air cooling hose as he prepares to perform gear swings on an F-22 Raptor at Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia, May 3, 2022. The 325th Fighter Wing sent more than 200 personnel and 22 aircraft to participate in Sentry Savannah, a near-peer training exercise hosted by the Air National Guards Air Dominance Center.

061231-A-5168K-002. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex George, 43d Fighter Generation Squadron dedicated crew chief, observes the bottom of an F-22 Raptor at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 4, 2022. Crew chiefs are experienced maintainers who are assigned to individual aircraft and are responsible for maintaining it when it's not in the air.

CPL Duvall from the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, tapes two pieces of string onto the front of the main gun muzzle of the M1A1 Abrams battle tank during the alignment of the tanks sights. THERE IS ONLY A SCREEN RESOLUTION IMAGE AVAILABLE. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Branden Formby, 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight vehicle maintainer, detaches stairs off of a vehicle on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 13, 2022. The Vehicle Management Flight is a new addition to the 36 LRS which was previously manned by Invicta Defense contractors.

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 Detachment A, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct maintenance on an AH-1Z Viper during exercise Gunslinger 22 at Salina, Kansas on June 20, 2022. Routine aircraft maintenance is required to ensure the aircraft is operating within optimal flight conditions.

021016-F-4728F-003. Base: Decimomannu Air Base State: Sardinia Country: Italy (ITA)

041018-F-4800M-057. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030403-F-3488S-049. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Maria Kamrowski, USAF, 51st Combat Communications Squadron (CCS), Robins AFB, Georgia, and AIRMAN (AMN) Shaun Partridge, USAF, 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, prepare to lower an OE-361 Quick Reaction Satellite Antenna (QRSA) in order to repair a broken pedal. Both assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), SatCom Wideband, during their current deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Maria Kamrowski, USAF, 51st Combat Communications Squadron (CCS), Robins AFB, Georgia, and Airman (AMN) Shaun Partridge, USAF, 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, prepare to lower an OE-361 Quick Reaction Satellite Antenna (QRSA) in order to repair a broken pedal. Both assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), SatCom Wideband, during their current deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of S

220812-N-IX644-2012 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 12, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 1st Class Kion Stewart, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), conducts routine maintenance on an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft attached to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Aug. 12, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The GHWB Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the GHWBCSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron

030221-M-5753Q-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040812-F-1101B-013. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040321-M-5523R-005. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

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U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Perdue, 329th Composite Watercraft Company, 10th Battalion, engineer, checks the main engine oil level aboard U.S. Army Vessel Missionary Ridge (LCU-2028) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 19, 2022. Perdue is assigned to one of the Armys eight landing craft utility vessels at Langley-Eustis Third Port, and is responsible for maintaining the engineering spaces and equipment.

011105-F-4406B-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040908-F-9926N-016. Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

SRA Robert Hauer from the 401st Transportation Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy paints a Small Unit Support Vehicle. The vehicles will be used this winter for troop transport as part of the U.N.'s task force in Macedonia, Croatia. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Spec. 4 Bill Lucas, left, and Spec. 4 Vic Cruz, both from the 3666th Maintenance Company, service a 5-ton truck during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220815-N-FB730-1032 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 15, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Rashaun Washington, from Jacksonville, Florida, performs maintenance on a bomb rack unit (BRU-14) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 15, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, load munition from a Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 5, 2022. The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen are deployed out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, but small groups of munition specialists travel monthly to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, KSA, to train and stay qualified on fighter jet armament. The training is intended to create multi-capable Airmen able to safely load munitions onto multiple airframes anywhere in AFCENTs area of responsibility, instead of being bomber or fighter specific.

Republic of Korea Marine Corps Col. Ji Eunkoo tours an AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, May 16, 2022. The visit served to strengthen the relationship between the Republic of Korea Marines and 3rd MAW. During the tour, Col. Ji Eunkoo and Capt. Kim Seok-ho visited the Light Attack Helicopter platform and logistics element of MAG-39.

U.S. Air Force, Illinois Air National Guard, Tech. Sgt. Andrew Turner, 126th Maintenance Group crew chief, runs through a KC-135 Stratotanker check list during an inspection at Scott Air Force, Illinois, May 14, 2022. The Nuclear Operations Readiness Inspection is an Air Mobility Command-sponsored assessment designed to provide select mobility air refueling forces a robust training opportunity to hone nuclear readiness and strategic deterrent capabilities through tailored field training activities.

040831-F-9926N-016. Base: Kwang Ju Air Base State: Gwangju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the 410th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading and maintenance procedures using inert AGM-69A short range attack missiles (SRAMs) in a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tech. Sgt. Melanie Bedwell, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron section chief for contingency support, lifts the top of the Ropak at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 8, 2022. The Ropak contains war reserve materials, which are used to assist Airmen during wartime scenarios.

020318-F-2021H-004. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030218-F-0703J-007. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A U.S. Air Force Airman, 492nd Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician laughs with colleagues while performing checks on flight equipment March 28, 2022, at Andravida Air Base, Greece. Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath participated in INIOCHOS 22, a Hellenic air force-led operational and tactical level field training exercise, designed to provide advanced and realistic aircrew training to strengthen interoperability of allied and partner air forces during joint operations and air defenses in order to maintain joint readiness.

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