Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sparks | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
A U.S. Air Force crew chief, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, marshals an F-16 Viper to park during a transition ceremony, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The ceremony culminated with civilian contractors conducting a final departure for an F-16, with enlisted Airmen recovering the aircraft upon return. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Sparks)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sparks | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
A civilian contractor, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, renders a salute to an F-16 Viper pilot, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. This marked the final time a civilian contractor will launch an 8th Fighter Squadron F-16 as the primary crew chiefs for the 8th AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Sparks)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Sanchez-Chen | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
A civilian contractor, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, marshals out an F-16 Viper to taxi, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. In 2017, civilian contractors assumed the responsibility of 8th Fighter Squadron aircraft with the reactivation of the 8th AMU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Sparks)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sparks | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
A civilian contractor, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, conducts pre-flight checks for an F-16 Viper during a transition ceremony, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Civilian contractors, previously manning the 8th AMU, ceremoniously launched an F-16 and the newly assigned 8th AMU Airmen recovered the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sparks | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
Two civilian contractors, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepare to conduct pre-flight checks for an F-16 Viper during a transition ceremony, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The ceremony marks the increase of the 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s official F-16 inventory by 28 and personnel count by over 200, making the 849th AMXS the 49th Wing’s......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sparks | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
A civilian contractor, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, conducts pre-flight checks for an F-16 Viper during a transition ceremony, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The addition of over 200 positions and 28 aircraft from the 8th AMU makes the 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron the largest of its kind in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Sparks | 49th Wing | 12.22.2021
A civilian contractor, assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, communicates with an F-16 Viper pilot during pre-flight checks during a transition ceremony, Dec. 22, 2021, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The ceremony signaled the 8th AMU’s change of responsibility from civilian contractors to enlisted personnel for the management and maintenance of 8th Fighter Squadron......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.04.2017
A CV-22 Osprey landed on the Landing Helicopter Deck at Duke Field, for the first time April 3. This was the first step in an effort to utilize the LHD as part of a pre-deployment requirement for CV-22 aircrew to be deck qualified. In previous years, members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron and the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit would travel to various locations multiple times a year to......
