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    Operation EDGECRUSHER, a Combat Readiness Inspection [Image 2 of 4]

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    A ground crew technician wearing blue hearing protection is inspecting or servicing the open cockpit of a military fighter jet. The canopy is raised, revealing the ejection seat with a red survival kit, and the aircraft fuselage displays standard rescue markings and canopy jettison instructions. The pilot's name 'Andrew "Face" Lauck' is inscribed on the canopy rail.

    VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

    08.05.2026

    Photo by Senior Airman Kyle St Pierre 

    114th Fighter Wing

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nahtan Krause, a tactical aircraft maintenance specialist for the 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard, inspects the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Operation EDGECRUSHER, a Combat Readiness Inspection, Aug. 5, 2026, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.The combat readiness inspection exercise, held Aug. 3-9, evaluated the 114th Fighter Wing’s ability to generate, employ and sustain combat power under threat conditions in accordance with mission-essential task standards. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Kyle St. Pierre)

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    Date Taken: 08.05.2026
    Date Posted: 08.07.2026 13:59
    Photo ID: 9854204
    VIRIN: 260805-Z-OP380-1008
    Resolution: 7008x4672
    Size: 1.97 MB
    Location: VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WISCONSIN, US
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    A row of F-16 Fighting Falcon jets belonging to the South Dakota Air National Guard are lined up on a flight line apron. Multiple ground crew personnel are visible performing maintenance and pre/post-flight servicing activities around the aircraft. One aircraft features a distinctive heritage tail marking with what appears to be a colonial-era flag design.
    A ground crew technician wearing blue hearing protection is inspecting or servicing the open cockpit of a military fighter jet. The canopy is raised, revealing the ejection seat with a red survival kit, and the aircraft fuselage displays standard rescue markings and canopy jettison instructions. The pilot's name 'Andrew "Face" Lauck' is inscribed on the canopy rail.
    Two U.S. Air Force personnel are kneeling on a flight line tarmac reviewing documents on a clipboard next to a red tool case and a yellow ground support equipment cart numbered '30'. The uniformed airman on the right has a name tape reading 'EICKHOLT' and U.S. Air Force insignia visible. A military aircraft, likely an F-16 or similar fighter jet, is visible in the background with what appears to be a missile or munition mounted under the wing.
    Combat Readiness Inspection Operation Edge Crusher

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