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Lightning strikes at Aircrew Flight Equipment

Airman 1st Class Ryan Joplin, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, connects an air hose to a pump to test an F-35A Lightning pilot life preserve unit June 26, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. LPUs have an integrated inflatable vest to prevent drowning and are inspected every 105 days to ensure they are operable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Lightning strikes at Aircrew Flight Equipment

Airman 1st Class Ryan Joplin, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, prepares to connect an air hose to a pump to test an F-35A Lightning pilot life preserve unit June 26, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. LPUs have an integrated inflatable vest to prevent drowning and are inspected every 105 days to ensure they are operable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Lightning strikes at Aircrew Flight Equipment

Airman 1st Class Ryan Joplin, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects the survival components of an F-35A Lightning life preservation unit June 26, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. LPUs have an integrated inflatable vest, signal mirror, combat survival evader locator, radio pamphlet, tourniquet, a flare and smoke signal, GPS, radio and infrared glow sticks and are inspected every 105 days to ensure they are operable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Lightning strikes at Aircrew Flight Equipment

Airman 1st Class Ryan Joplin, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, cleans a G-suit port connector June 26, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The connector is a convenient and efficient way to establish contact with communications systems as well as the breathing apparatus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Lightning strikes at Aircrew Flight Equipment

Airman 1st Class Ryan Joplin, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects an F-35A Lightning pilot life preserve unit June 26, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. LPUs have an integrated inflatable vest to prevent drowning and are inspected every 105 days to ensure they are operable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airmen of 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron socialize while building a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The team built six GBU-38s for the fighters of ADAB to conduct missions within the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airman 1st Class Ashley Diaz, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance technician, tightens a strake to a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The strake helps stabilize the front of the munition and keeps it on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Staff Sgt. Kyle Poston, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, attaches a fuse to the ignitor on a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Once the bomb has been dropped the air pressure will time the ignition and measure the distance it has traveled and when to detonate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Staff Sgt. Kyle Poston, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, checks the alignment of a GBU-38 strake June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The strake helps stabilize the front of the munition and keeps it on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron attach a tail fin to a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The tail contains the global positioning system to assist pilots with directing the trajectory on the munitions and achieving direct hits on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airmen of 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron attach a tail fin to a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The tail contains the global positioning system to assist pilots with directing the trajectory on the munitions and achieving direct hits on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airman 1st Class John Lininger, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance technician, checks the alignment of a GBU-38 strake June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The strake helps stabilize the front of the munition and keeps it on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron build six GBU-38s June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The team built six GBU-38s for the fighters of ADAB in support of operations within the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airman 1st Class Ashley Diaz, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance technician, attaches a nose cone to a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The team built six GBU-38s for the fighters of ADAB to in support of operations within the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Airman 1st Class Giovanni Escutia, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance technician, pulls a fuse to the middle of a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Once the bomb has been dropped, the air pressure will time the ignition and measure the distance it has traveled and when to detonate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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AMMO builds destruction

Staff Sgt. Kyle Poston, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, secures a strake to the front of a GBU-38 June 21, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The strake helps stabilize the front of the munition and keeps it on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Al Dhafra welcomes new 380 AEW commander

Brig. Gen. Lance Pilch, speaks during the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Change of Command ceremony July 1, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. For the next year, Pilch will command the Air Force’s most diverse wing, which currently hosts, F-35A Lightning IIs, F-15C Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles, E-3 Sentries, RQ-4 Global Hawks, U-2 Dragon Ladies and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Al Dhafra welcomes new 380 AEW commander

Brig. Gen. Lance Pilch, right, assumes command of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during the change of command ceremony July 1, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. For the next year, Pilch will command the Air Force’s most diverse wing, which currently hosts F-35A Lightning IIs, F-15C Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles, E-3 Sentries, RQ-4 Global Hawks, U-2 Dragon Ladies and KC-10 Extenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Al Dhafra welcomes new 380 AEW commander

Brig. Gen Adrian L. Spain, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, speaks during the wing change of command ceremony July 1, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Spain has been the commander of the Air Force’s most diverse wing for the last 365 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Al Dhafra welcomes new 380 AEW commander

Brig. Gen. Adrian L. Spain, right, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, relinquishes command during the wing change of command ceremony July 1, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Spain has been the commander of the Air Force’s most diverse wing for the last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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