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The newly painted 56th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon flagship displays the em- blems of every fighter squadron at Luke Air Force Base. The em- blems are part of a vintage paint scheme applied to the aircraft, which promotes the heritage and role the aircraft has played in the Air Force.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with a completed vintage paint design sits on the runway at Luke Air Force Base. The F-16 will promote the heritage and role the aircraft has played in the Air Force and the Airmen who fly and maintain it.
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Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Veal, 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent, and Tech. Sgt. Jason Stachowski, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron corrosion control NCO in charge, examine the repainting progress of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base. Veal and Stachowski were key players in the approval process, design and implementation of the vintage paint scheme.
Staff Sgt. Joseph Berry, 310th Aircraft Mainte- nance Unit low observable aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, prepares a paint solu- tion for an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Luke Air Force Base. Berry and other members of the 310th AMU restored the vintage paint design on a single F-16, which pays tribute to the aircraft’s heritage and its continued role in developing fighter pilots.
Photos by Senior Airman Caleb Worpel
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