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Eglin crew chiefs advance with F-35
By Senior Airman Andrea Posey U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrea Posey Maintenance Squadron crew chief. “(The
pilot) takes the chance and trusts me to
33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Airman 1st Class Emily Peil, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, stands with the get them back. It is a necessity we don’t
jet that bears her name at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 8. Peil is one of the first crew chiefs lose jets out in the field.”
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.—As to begin her career on the fifth generation F-35A Lightning II straight from technical school.
the Air Force continues to develop its Crew chiefs at the 33rd FW were in-
newest fighter jet, the F-35A Lightning II, “When I’m out on the flightline, I jet is going to come back,” said Airman troduced to the F-35 in 2011 and have
the 33rd Fighter Wing ensures the Air- make sure I know — confidently — the 1st Class Emily Peil, a 33rd Aircraft worked with the jet’s development to
men tasked with taking care of it receive train on the technological advancements
the training they need to advance with it. the fifth-generation fighter offers.
Crew chiefs who have worked along- With aerodynamic performance
side the F-35 since its production have and advanced integrated avionics, the
transformed into a new breed of main- F-35 provides next-generation stealth,
tainer, capable of navigating the up- enhanced situational awareness and re-
grades a fifth-generation fighter jet will duced vulnerability for the U.S. and its
go through. allies, according to the Air Force F-35A
factsheet.
Crew chiefs start early, preparing
jets for the first sortie of the day at 7 The 33rd FW is home to more than
a.m. Throughout the day, these Airmen 20 F-35A variants with close to 80 crew
maintain the mechanical integrity of the chiefs to maintain them. Crew chiefs
planes before and after sorties. Unlike have plenty of opportunities to interact
other maintainers, crew chiefs perform with the new capabilities of these aircraft
routine and preventative maintenance on as the jets participate in more than 65
the entire aircraft, as opposed to focusing sorties a week, said Senior Master Sgt.
on a particular system or subsystem. On Ryan Edwards, the 58th Aircraft Main-
the flightline, it’s these Airmen’s job to tenance Unit superintendent.
guarantee everything on the aircraft is
upheld according to exacting standards Edwards, who has been in the military
to keep pilots safe while flying.
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