Senior Airman Brandon Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., services oil of a B-1B Lancer during Red Flag 15-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., March 10, 2015. Crew chiefs are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day maintenance of aircraft, including diagnosing malfunctions and replacing components, and conducting various inspections to ensure the aircraft is functioning properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Staff Sgt. Esteban Ramirez, an aerospace propulsion technician assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., inspects the exhaust of a B-1B Lancer during Red Flag 15-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., March 10, 2015. Red Flag provides realistic combat training in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment, which provides aircrews with real-time war scenarios and helps ground crews test and improve their operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
A maintainer assigned to the 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla., walks through a row of F-16 Fighting Falcons during Red Flag 15-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 6, 2015. Red Flag provides realistic combat training in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment, which provides aircrews with real-time war scenarios and helps ground crews test and improve their operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Senior Airman Jaymes Meluin, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks for a hydraulic leak on an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron prior to a Red Flag 15-2 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 12, 2015. Red Flag 15-2 marked the aircrafts’ last involvement prior to being relocated to an Air National Guard base.
Senior Airman Aaron Graebing, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron for discrepancies during Red Flag 15-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 12, 2015. The aircraft was being fully inspected prior to being reassigned to an Air National Guard base.
Members of the Royal Norwegian air force perform a foreign object damage walk during Red Flag 15-2, to check for hazardous materials along the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 5, 2015. FOD walks are performed to ensure debris or foreign objects are removed from the flightline that could potentially damage aircraft assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)
Staff Sgt. Derek Rogers, crew chief assigned to the 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla., attaches a “remove before flight” streamer on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 15-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 6, 2015. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the U.S. and its allies, and is conducted on the vast bombing and gunnery ranges on the Nevada Test and Training Range during day and night operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Airman 1st Class Christian Inman, 57th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight big bombs crewmember, tightens an initiator on a bomb at the munitions storage area on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 10, 2015. The day-to-day operation at AMMO is to support the flying mission by providing various munitions to the units. During Red Flag, the munitions support increases to help ensure success.
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