Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia | United States Air Forces Central | 03.19.2008
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lewis salutes Capt. Travis Keenan after the pilots aircraft is disarmed, Jan. 19, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Lewis a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief and Keenan is a 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot. The F-16's munitions are armed and de-armed inside a pit to maintain safety and security. Both Airmen are deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base,......
Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Sitterding | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.19.2008
Staff Sgt. Chadwick Carter, a 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, disarms a guided bomb unit on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 19. Aircraft munitions are disarmed after landing to ensure the safety of ground personnel. Carter is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)...
Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Sitterding | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.19.2008
Staff Sgt. Chadwick Carter, a 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader, inserts an arm-disarm pin into munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 19. Carter is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.19.2008
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis from the runway to a secure area to disarm, Jan. 19. Munitions are de-armed prior to returning to a hardened aircraft shelter to ensure the safety of ground personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.19.2008
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, a 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the arm/de-arm pit, Jan. 19. Before and after all F-16 missions, the aircrafts munitions are armed and de-armed inside the secure location. Lewis is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia | United States Air Forces Central | 01.11.2008
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Crombie talks to Senior Airman Trevor Scott via radio headsets during a Global Positioning System test for a F-16 Fighting Falcon, Jan. 11, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The daily test ensures the system is working properly. Crombie and Scott are 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technicians deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 12.19.2007
Staff Sgt. Elvin Rose, a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions equipment maintainer, places a tire back onto a munitions trailer after reassembling the wheel drum during a 720-day inspection, Dec. 19. The trailers receive inspections every 90, 180, 365, and 720 days, to ensure that they are serviceable. Sgt. Rose is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 12.19.2007
Staff Sgt. Elvin Rose and Airman 1st Class Justin Porter, both 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions equipment maintainers, secure bearing seals onto the brake drums for a munitions trailer during a 720-day inspection, Dec. 19. Munitions equipment undergoes several types of inspections depending on how long the item has been used. Sergeant Rose and Airman Porter are deployed from......