Photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim | 325th Fighter Wing | 01.23.2024
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kaybren Harrison, 325th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead, fills out a daily checklist at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2024. Airfield management handles many tasks including airfield operations, current flight line construction projects, transient aircraft, the birds and wildlife aircraft safety hazard program, airfield driving......
Photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim | 325th Fighter Wing | 01.23.2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Romanello, 325th Operations Support Squadron airfield management supervisor, performs a foreign object debris check before driving onto the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2024. All individuals driving on the flight line must perform a FOD check to ensure nothing poses significant safety concerns to Department of Defense personnel or......
Photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim | 325th Fighter Wing | 01.23.2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Romanello, 325th Operations Support Squadron airfield management supervisor, changes the Instrument Landing System’s critical area sign on the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2024. The ILS critical area is a designated area of an airport that all aircraft, vehicles, personnel or physical obstructions must remain clear of to protect......
Photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim | 325th Fighter Wing | 01.23.2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Romanello, 325th Operations Support Squadron airfield management supervisor, radios the air traffic control tower for clearance before driving onto the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2024. Airfield management handles many daily tasks including airfield operations, current flight line construction projects, transit aircraft, the......
Photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim | 325th Fighter Wing | 01.23.2024
From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Romanello, 325th Operations Support Squadron airfield management supervisor, and Senior Airman Kaybren Harrison, 325th OSS airfield management shift lead, inspect the airfield for safety hazards at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2024. When examining the flight line for hazards, airfield management is constantly looking for foreign......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver | 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard | 02.04.2023
U.S. Air Force Airman James Elliott, an aircraft maintainer assigned to the 167th Maintenance Group, inspects his vehicle for foreign objects and debris at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Feb. 4, 2023. Elliott performed the check to keep from bringing FOD onto the flight line. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte | 18th Wing | 05.20.2021
Tech. Sgt. Laramie Combs, the 18th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of Airfield Management Training, practices reassembling a Remington Model 870 shotgun at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 20, 2021. Pyrotechnics and M870 weapons are used to neutralize or disperse birds and wildlife, which can pose a hazard to aircraft on the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte | 18th Wing | 05.20.2021
Tech. Sgt. Enrique Raya-Medina, the 18th Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of Airfield Management Operations, makes a phone call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 20, 2021. Airfield Management routinely identifies, marks and reports issues they find to the correct agency to repair, ensuring the airfield remains fully functional. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)...