Senior Airman Tony Kendall, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress member, lines up placement holes from the transparency to the canopy frame at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. Properly aligned placement holes ensure that the canopy will be able to keep a complete seal on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Kendall is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and is a native of Miami. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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All the bits and pieces

Staff Sgt. John Self and Senior Airman Matthew Goff, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress flight members, place bolts into an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy frame at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. The canopy frame is connected to the transparency with 127 nuts and bolts. Self is a native of Atlanta, Texas, and Goff is a native of Williamson, N.C. Both are deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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One man job

Staff Sgt. John Self, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress member, works on a canopy for an F-16 Fighting Falcon at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. The canopy consists of a transparency that is sealed to the aircraft’s canopy frame. Self is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and is a native of Atlanta, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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Tighten it up

Staff Sgt. John Self, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress member, tightens a transparency into an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy frame at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. The transparency is secured to the frame along with a dry seal to ensure the canopy will not lose cabin pressure during flight. Self is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. and is a native of Atlanta, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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Right amount of pressure

Senior Airman Matthew Goff and Staff Sgt. John Self, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress members, secure a transparency to an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy frame at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. Goff and Self use a 30 psi limiter on when tightening certain areas of the canopy. The limiter allows 30 pounds of pressure to be applied to the bolt. Goff is a native of Williamson, N.C., and Self is a native of Atlanta, Texas. Both are deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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Seal it

Senior Airman Matthew Goff, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress member, applies a wet sealant to an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. The sealant allows the canopy to sustain cabin pressure while the aircraft is in flight. Goff is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and is a native of Williamson, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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Panel placement

Staff Sgt. John Self, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron egress member, attaches a panel after replacing an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 19, 2012. Self is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. and is a native of Atlanta, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Released)

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Not your typical windshield repair: 332nd EMXS swaps out F-16 canopy transparency

Published Feb. 21, 2012

All the bits and pieces

One man job

Tighten it up

Right amount of pressure

Seal it

Panel placement