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455th AEW Photos

Maintainers brave halon, fire to save F-15 aircrew

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicholas, F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, pins an Air Force Commendation Medal on Senior Airman Nash Camden, a 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, during an awards ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 16, 2016. Nicholas is one of two aircrew members who were inside a taxiing F-15 when a hydraulic fluid leak on the aircraft’s hot brakes set it afire Dec. 2, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin/Released)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin
VIRIN: 160216-F-FN000-119.JPG
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