Maintainers keep fighters airborne

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class Joshua King, 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, installs IRCM door on a 525th Fighter Squadron F-22A Raptor Aug. 27. The 525th FS is the second Raptor squadron assigned to Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Maintainers keep fighters airborne

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Shawna Reinoehl and Airman 1st Class Kaleb Gentrup, 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron, look over forms after performing maintenance on a 19th Fighter Squadron F-15C Aug. 27. The 19th FS is the only F-15 squadron in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Maintainers keep fighters airborne

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airman 1st Class James Nichols and Senior Airman Derik Hand, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, remove a panel from a 19th Fighter Squadron F-15C Aug. 27. The 19th FS is the only F-15 squadron in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. James Heilg, a 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainer, prepares an F-15C Eagle central gear box to be switched out Aug. 27. Preventive maintenance is performed on the aircraft routinely to ensure mission capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Shawn McClure and Staff Sgt. James Heilg, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers, remove a jet fuel starter system from an F-15C Eagle Aug. 27. The jet fuel starter system provides power to the aircraft's engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Jim Caruso and Airman 1st Class Joshua King, 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers, review a technical order prior to performing maintenance on the internal counter measure door on an F-22A Raptor. Technical orders provide a step-by-step procedure to ensure that maintenance is performed efficiently and corrrectly. The internal counter measure door holds the counter measure flares for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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Maintainers keep fighters airborne

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. James Heilg, a 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainer, prepares an F-15C Eagle central gear box to be switched out Aug. 27. The central gear box aids the jet fuel starter in delivering power to the aircraft's engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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Maintainers keep fighters airborne

Published Aug. 27, 2008