Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 06.16.2022
Maj. Kelliane Matsuoka, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron commander, renders her first salute to the squadron as their new commander at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 16, 2022. Similar to a change of command ceremony, assumptions of command are deeply rooted in military history, representing a commander taking charge of their flight, squadron, group, wing or MAJCOM. This assumption of......
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 06.16.2022
Maj. Kelliane Matsuoka, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron commander, delivers her acceptance speech as the newly-appointed 36th FGS commander at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 16, 2022. The symbolic receiving of the squadron flag from Wydra by Matsuoka initiates the major accomplishment of standing up the new 36th FGS, the first of its kind at Osan AB and reflects her chain of......
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 06.16.2022
Col. Todd Wydra, 51st Maintenance Group commander, left, passes the squadron flag to Maj. Kelliane Matsuoka, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron commander, during the 36th FGS assumption of command ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 16, 2022. Similar to a change of command ceremony, the passing of the guidon to the new commander represents the assumption of responsibility for a......
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.17.2022
Staff Sgt. Armando Sutton, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 dedicated crew chief, assists in parking an F-16 Fighting Falcon in a hangar at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2022. The 36th AMU is responsible for directing all production efforts of maintenance personnel assigned to the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and equipment....
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.17.2022
Tech. Sgt. Jose Corral DeLeon, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, cannibalization manager, prepares to set up a ladder for a pilot to climb out of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after flying at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2022. Corral DeLeon is one of three Airmen assigned to the 36th AMU awarded the title of Crew Chief of the Year, maintaining the squadron’s 36-month winning streak....
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.17.2022
Tech. Sgt. Jose Corral DeLeon, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, cannibalization manager, left, and Staff Sgt. Armando Sutton, 36th AMU F-16 Fighting Falcon dedicated crew chief, right, ensure an F-16 is connected to a TowFLEXX at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2022. . The TowFlexx is a remote-controlled system used to mount and park aircraft. Once the aircraft is attached, crew......
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.17.2022
A pile of headsets rest on top of a TowFLEXX, a remote-controlled system used to mount and park aircraft, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2022. Hearing protection is a crucial part of a maintainer’s uniform, as they work around loud aircraft for several hours at a time....
Photo by Senior Airman Allison payne | 51st Fighter Wing | 03.16.2022
Staff Sgt. Armando Sutton, 36th AMU F-16 dedicated crew chief, left, and Tech. Sgt. Jose Corral DeLeon, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit cannibalization manager, right, stand proudly in front of their squadron logo displayed on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 17, 2022. Sutton and Corral DeLeon were both awarded Crew Chief of the Year, contributing to......
