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
Airman assigned to the 8th Maintenance Group load a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Beverly Pack 25-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 14, 2025. During the exercise, the 8th Maintenance Group conducted Kunsan’s first integrated combat turn involving a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile load on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. An ICT is the act of rearming a jet while it is running to ensure quick turnover and return to operations; a key capability for rapidly projecting airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)
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NIKON Z 6
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NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
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9
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1/400
ISO
1600
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