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Feature 13August 21, 2015
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Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
Jordan Cotton, both maintainers Senior Airman Jordan Cotton, a maintainer assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintainers assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintanence Squadron, Shaw Air
Maintanence Squadron, Shaw Air Maintanence Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., lubricates brakes on an Force Base, S.C., drain hydraulic fluid from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red
F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 19. The Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 19. The maintainers drained the hydraulic
bration test on an F-16 Fighting 20th AMXS is one of many visiting fighter maintenance units participating fluid so they could replace a landing gear tire on the aircraft.
d Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. in Red Flag 15-4 to hone their contingency skills.
ed to ensure the maintainers could
’s landing gear tire.
WILD WEASELS DURING RED FLAG 15-4
LEFT: Senior Airman Jordan Cotton, a maintainer assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintanence Squadron, Shaw Air
Force Base, S.C., work on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 195. Red Flag gives
aircrew and air support operations service members from various airframes, military services and allied countries
an opportunity to integrate and practice combat operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle
Maintainers assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintanence Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., perform a calibration
test on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 19. Maintainers are responsible for
overseeing the day-to-day maintenance of aircraft, including diagnosing malfunctions and replacing components,
and conducting various inspections to ensure the aircraft is functioning properly.
LEFT: An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., sits on the flightline during Red Flag 15-4 at Nellis AFB,
Nev., Aug. 19. The Wild Weasel concept was developed by the U.S. Air Force in 1965 and fighter pilots are still using the
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle aggressive Wild Weasel tactics in today’s air war, carrying out the legacy of the Wild Weasel in campaigns around the world.
