The 8th Maintenance Group provides on- and off-equipment maintenance on F-16 Fighting Falcons. The group also provides munitions, aircraft maintenance and maintenance operations support. Squadrons assigned to the 8th MXG are the 35th Fighter Generation Squadron, the 80th Fighter Generation squadron and the 8th Maintenance Squadron
Senior Airman Nicholas Velazquez, left, 80th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons loader, and Staff Sgt. Levi West, 80th FGS weapons team chief, load munitions during the 2024 2nd Quarter Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 12, 2024. Participants were evaluated on timeliness and number of discrepancies, if any, when loading munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)
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NIKON Z 6
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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
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