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Red Devils to the rescue

Staff Sgt. Bobby Breland, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment and pavement craftsman, removes a branch from a tree during typhoon recovery operations at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, 2020. The heavy equipment and pavement shop assisted the 8th CES electrical systems shop in response to the damage caused by Typhoon Maysak. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Red Devils to the rescue

Master Sgt. Elliott Norris, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems section chief, observes Airmen during typhoon recovery operations at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, 2020. The electrical systems shop’s key priority is to ensure the installation’s primary source of energy is readily available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Red Devils to the rescue

Senior Airman Keith Robinson, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems technician, prepares to reconnect a line from a bucket truck during typhoon recovery operations at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, 2020. Airmen within the electrical systems shop climb utility poles and operate special purpose vehicles and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Red Devils to the rescue

Staff Sgt. Mark Sylvester, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems technician, communicates to another CES Airman during typhoon recovery operations at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, 2020. Electrical systems Airmen have knowledge on principles of electricity and electronics, including computation and measurement of common properties, such as resistance, inductance, capacitance, voltage and current. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Staff Sgt. Trevor Glass and Airman Joseph Boik, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit armament systems specialists, secure a Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Maintainers prepare aircraft for flight during routine training events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Senior Airman Christopher Ryan-Shull, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, uses a speed handle to tighten bolts on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. The F-16 is a highly maneuverable, multi-role fighter aircraft that has proven itself in both air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Staff Sgt. Trevor Glass and Senior Airman Fariq Islam, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons armament systems specialists, prepare to mount a Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Maintainers prepare aircraft for flight during routine training events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Senior Airman Christian Vasser, 8th Maintenance Squadron line delivery augmentee, and Senior Airman Travis Shields, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit line delivery crew chief, secure chaff and flares at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Chaff is used as a self-defense mechanism by distracting radar-guided missiles with tiny aluminum fibers, while flares are a countermeasure to adversaries’ infrared surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Senior Airman Travis Shields, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit line delivery crew chief, instructs Senior Airman Christian Vasser, 8th Maintenance Squadron line delivery augmentee, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Line delivery Airmen transport chaff and flares to F-16 Fighting Falcons ready for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Senior Airman Fariq Islam, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons armament systems specialist, opens an aircraft hangar door on the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Aircraft hangars are hardened structures designed to protect Airmen and aircraft from extreme weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Staff Sgt. Robert Marston, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, secures a liquid oxygen converter at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. LOX is pressurized and cooled into a liquid state in order to transport it more efficiently from cryogenic tanks to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Staff Sgt. Trevor Glass, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit armament systems specialist, climbs out of an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Maintenance Airmen perform pre- and post-flight inspections on aircraft, allowing them to use the cockpit and operate aerospace ground equipment to ensure the aircraft is mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Senior Airman Christopher Ryan-Shull, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, walks into a hangar on the flight line at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Crew chiefs are the first line of maintenance with aircraft before and after flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Senior Airman Fariq Islam, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons armament systems specialist, tightens bolts on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Armament systems, or AMMO, Airmen belong to the 8th Maintenance Squadron, and are responsible for servicing all electrical and mechanical parts of the F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Master Sgt. Benjamin Mullins, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit production superintendent, observes maintenance operations at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Production superintendents, also known as ‘pro sups’, act as focal points in monitoring direct maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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Aircraft maintainers behind every takeoff

Airman Joseph Boik, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit armament systems specialist, tightens bolts on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 16, 2020. Armament systems, or AMMO, Airmen belong to the 8th Maintenance Squadron and are responsible for servicing all electrical and mechanical parts of the F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

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A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the construction of twenty new hardened aircraft shelters on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 31, 2020. The construction project took four years to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Will Bracy)

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200731-F-FO546-1128

Airmen open a hardened aircraft shelter’s doors to reveal the Third Generation Hardened Aircraft Shelter Phase 1-3 Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 31, 2020. The HAS's have new fire prevention systems and ventilation and engine exhaust systems for maintenance safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Will Bracy)

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200731-F-FO546-1074

Leaders from the 8th Fighter Wing, Hanwha Engineering and Construction, Far East District, and the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense, cut a ribbon inside a new hardened aircraft shelter on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 31, 2020. The ribbon-cutting marks the completion of 20 new aircraft shelters built on Kunsan's flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Will Bracy)

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200731-F-FO546-1050

Colonel Christopher "Wolf" Hammond, the 8th Fighter Wing commander, delivers a speech during the Third Generation Hardened Aircraft Shelters Phase 1-3 Ribbon-Cutting ceremony on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 31, 2020. The HAS's provide protection for aircraft, and a safe environment for maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Will Bracy)

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