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455th EMXS: Keeping the Vipers alive

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  • By Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman
  • 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --   Senior Airman Michael Nemec, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs an angle gear box on an F-16C Fighting Falcon, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2016. The gear box transfers power to the leading edge flap torque shaft to help the aircraft achieve lift during takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)