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    A1C Sumok launches during Red Flag 21-2 [Image 1 of 5]

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    A military aircraft maintenance technician is performing an inspection or repair on the underside of a military jet aircraft. The technician is wearing green aviation headset/ear protection and a olive drab t-shirt while looking upward and working with a tool on the aircraft's undercarriage area. The image appears to be taken on a flight line or tarmac.

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, UNITED STATES

    03.09.2021

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus  

    Nellis Air Force Base

    U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Matthew Somuk, Tactical Aircraft Maintainer assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Viper Aircraft Maintenance Unit, performs pre-flight checks during Red Flag 21-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Mar. 9, 2021. Somuk was performing a pre-flight checks on a F-16 Fighting Falcon to ensure it was ready for the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Zachary Rufus)

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    Date Taken: 03.09.2021
    Date Posted: 03.11.2021 12:25
    Photo ID: 6551291
    VIRIN: 210309-F-LY743-1001
    Resolution: 6252x4329
    Size: 1.85 MB
    Location: NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA, US
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    Downloads: 11

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    A military aircraft maintenance technician is performing an inspection or repair on the underside of a military jet aircraft. The technician is wearing green aviation headset/ear protection and a olive drab t-shirt while looking upward and working with a tool on the aircraft's undercarriage area. The image appears to be taken on a flight line or tarmac.
    A military aircraft ground crew member is crouching on a flight line tarmac, wearing a communication headset and olive green t-shirt, appearing to inspect or monitor an aircraft's landing gear. The image is captured from a low angle beneath the aircraft, framing the technician between the nose gear and fuselage. Heat distortion from jet exhaust creates a wavy visual effect in the background where additional personnel and aircraft are visible.
    A ground crew technician wearing hearing protection kneels beside a desert-camouflaged F-16 Fighting Falcon (tail number 307, serial AF 87-307) marked with 'WA' tail codes indicating Nellis Air Force Base's aggressor squadron. The aircraft features a distinctive sand/brown aggressor paint scheme with red star markings on the fuselage, simulating adversary aircraft. A pilot is visible in the cockpit, suggesting pre-flight or engine-run operations are underway.
    A ground crew member wearing hearing protection and a green t-shirt stands on a flight line, appearing to communicate with a pilot seated in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon painted in a desert tan/brown camouflage scheme. The aircraft bears the tail number 307 and has a name placard reading 'Capt Paul "Thuc" Sitler' below the canopy. Additional gray-painted F-16s are visible in the background on the same flight line.
    A ground crew member wearing a headset is marshaling an F-16 fighter jet painted in a desert tan/brown camouflage scheme, numbered '07', on a military airfield tarmac. The pilot is visible in the cockpit responding with a hand signal. Additional aircraft are visible in the background near a hangar under an overcast sky.

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