455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, examines an F-16 Fighting Falcon to isolate and repair a hydraulic leak at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Brendan Lee, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, climbs to the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to troubleshoot a faulty radar module at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Brendan Lee and Senior Airman Travis Legg, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technicians, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, troubleshoot an F-16 Fighting Falcon with a faulty radar module at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft

Senior Airman Travis Legg, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, troubleshoots an F-16 Fighting Falcon with a faulty radar module at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft

Staff Sgt. Brendan Lee, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, troubleshoots an F-16 Fighting Falcon with a faulty radar module at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Brendan Lee, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, powers on a generator before troubleshooting a faulty radar module on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Brendan Lee, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, uses a digital multimeter to troubleshoot a faulty radar module on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft

Staff Sgt. Brendan Lee, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, troubleshoots a faulty radar module on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Steven Benton, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performs an intake inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, talks with teammate via headset during a hydraulic leak repair at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Drew Owens, right, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, gives a thumbs up to Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th EAMXS crew chief, during a hydraulic leak repair on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Senior Airman Jason Miranda, right, and Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, examine an F-16 Fighting Falcon while repairing a hydraulic leak on the aircraft's leading edge flap at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Drew Owens, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, examines an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a hydraulic leak repair at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Senior Airman Jason Miranda, left, Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, examine an F-16 Fighting Falcon while repairing a hydraulic leak on the aircraft's leading edge flap at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, examines an F-16 Fighting Falcon to isolate and repair a hydraulic leak at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Steven Concepcion, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, looks on as an F-16 Fighting Falcon starts up during a hydraulic leak repair at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lowers the canopy on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before running up the engine to test a hydraulic leak repair. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)

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455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft

Published Dec. 4, 2015
By Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Carlo Patalinghug, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed Hill Air Force Base, Utah, examines an F-16 Fighting Falcon to isolate and repair a hydraulic leak at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2015. The squadron provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Released)