Maintainers keep jets ready, flying

Senior Airman Marirosa Padilla-Tung, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Ashley Mounts, 8th AMXS dedicated crew chief, perform a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Crew chiefs inspect, service, clean, and fix aircraft to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Senior Airman Jerome Fernandez, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons crew member, drives a bomb lift truck at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Maintainers work 24-hour operations to keep F-16 Fighting Falcons mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Equipment sits on a tool cart at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Maintainers work 24-hour operations to keep F-16 Fighting Falcons mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Senior Airman Jerome Fernandez, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons crew member, loads munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Senior Airman Jose Luna, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons crew member, looks inside a tool cart at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Maintainers work 24-hour operations to keep F-16 Fighting Falcons mission-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Staff Sgt. Ashley Mounts, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, descends from an F-16 Fighting Falcon after an engine run at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Crew chiefs inspect, service, clean, and fix aircraft to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Staff Sgt. Ashley Mounts, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, performs an engine run at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Crew chiefs inspect, service, clean, and fix aircraft to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Staff Sgt. Ashley Mounts, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, tacks a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon for an engine run at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Crew chiefs inspect, service, clean, and fix aircraft to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Maintainers keep jets ready, flying

Staff Sgt. Ashley Mounts, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, tacks a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon for an engine run at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Crew chiefs inspect, service, clean, and fix aircraft to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

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Maintainers keep jets ready, flying

Published March 21, 2021
By Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Senior Airman Marirosa Padilla-Tung, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Ashley Mounts, 8th AMXS dedicated crew chief, perform a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 21, 2021. Crew chiefs inspect, service, clean, and fix aircraft to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)