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AGE Airmen keep ground equipment rolling

Airman 1st Class Annaliz Rodriguez, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, reviews technical orders for clarification on performing maintenance for a bomb lift Jan. 4, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. AGE Airmen here perform maintenance on a variety of aircraft equipment including bomb lifts, hydraulic test stands, air conditioners, heaters and power carts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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AGE Airmen keep ground equipment rolling

Airman 1st Class Annaliz Rodriguez, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, fixes a leak found during routine maintenance for a bomb lift Jan. 4, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. AGE Airmen here perform maintenance on a variety of aircraft equipment including bomb lifts, hydraulic test stands, air conditioners, heaters and power carts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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AGE Airmen keep ground equipment rolling

Airman 1st Class Annaliz Rodriguez, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, fixes a leak found during routine maintenance for a bomb lift Jan. 4, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. AGE Airmen here perform maintenance on a variety of aircraft equipment including bomb lifts, hydraulic test stands, air conditioners, heaters and power carts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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AGE Airmen keep ground equipment rolling

Airman 1st Class Annaliz Rodriguez, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment (AGE) journeyman, fixes a leak found during routine maintenance for a bomb lift Jan. 4, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. AGE Airmen here perform maintenance on a variety of aircraft equipment including bomb lifts, hydraulic test stands, air conditioners, heaters and power carts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Senior Airman Austin, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, searches for an oil filter July 12, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. AGE flight members work 24/7 overcoming obstacles in the AOR to ensure equipment needed to launch aircraft are always ready when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Senior Airman Nathan, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, inspects a floodlight July 12, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. AGE flight members work 24/7 overcoming obstacles in the AOR to ensure equipment needed to launch aircraft are always ready when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Senior Airman Nathan, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, inspects a floodlight July 12, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. AGE flight members work 24/7 overcoming obstacles in the AOR to ensure equipment needed to launch aircraft are always ready when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Staff Sgt. Bobby, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, repairs a lighting system July 12, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. Aerospace ground equipment specialists play a pivotal role in ensuring 380 AEW aircraft are flight ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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A fleet of aerospace ground equipment stands ready July 12, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. The 45-person Aerospace Ground Equipment flight maintains and repairs nearly 500 pieces of aerospace ground equipment to meet the demands of the airpower mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Red Tails Spotlight: Senior Airman Melissa E. Jones

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Melissa Jones an aerospace ground equipment mechanic assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group stands for a photo at an undisclosed location on June 23, 2017. Responsible for maintaining and repairing the equipment that supplies electricity, hydraulic pressure and air pressure to our planes, Aerospace Ground Equipment specialists play an essential role ensuring our planes are ready for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Andy M. Kin)
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AGE breathes life in to aircraft, OIR mission

Senior Airman Dominique is an aerospace ground equipment mechanic assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. As an AGE mechanic, Dominique is responsible for maintaining equipment that supplies electricity, as well hydraulic pressure and air conditioning, to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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AGE breathes life in to aircraft, OIR mission

Senior Airman Dominique changes a compressor on an air conditioning unit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia August 19, 2015. The air conditioning unit supplies cold air to aircraft while they are performing ground operations. Dominique is an aerospace ground equipment mechanic assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Boitz)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Senior Airman Daniel Suarez, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, fastens a linchpin on a tow bar for an aircraft air conditioning unit May 7, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Even through wet-bulb globe temperature index of black flag conditions, airmen remain resilient and practice safe measures to ensure their wingman and themselves are protected from the extreme sun and heat wearing eye protection and sometimes long sleeves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Staff Sgt. Harrison Danforth, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, loosens a valve to relive pressure and replace refrigeration lubricant on an aircraft air conditioning unit May 7, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Aerospace Ground Equipment airmen are provided sheltered work areas for certain maintenance tasks that require them to either be underneath or above the equipment. This helps protect them from the extreme heat and weather that occurs in Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

taff Sgt. Harrison Danforth, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, prepares his work area to service an aircraft air conditioning unit May 7, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Due to the extreme heat and conditions in Qatar, maintenance airmen remain busy 24-hours a day ensuring that aircraft ground equipment support is working properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Staff Sgt. Harrison Danforth, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, completes his tool check prior to beginning maintenance on an aircraft air conditioning unit May 7, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. With the extreme heat conditions in Qatar it is recommended to have a 15 minute work with a 45 minute rest schedule and a “buddy system” to keep their wingman safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Aerospace Ground Equipment airmen wash their hands removing dirt, oil and chemicals that they have come in contact with to maintain sanitation and control the spread of germs or illnesses during shift breaks at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Shift-breaks and hours vary depending on the work to rest ration in heat stress conditions. During the summer months deployed airmen sometimes conduct their mission in wet-bulb globe temperature index of black flag, which is recommended to have a 15 minute work with a 45 minute rest schedule and a “buddy system” to keep their wingman safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Aerospace Ground Equipment airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conduct 24-hour routine aircraft support equipment inspections and repairs with various sets of tools which they must be qualified to use prior to completing their daily tasks at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Senior Airman Daniel Suarez, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, completes his tool check prior to beginning maintenance on an aircraft generator May 7, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Due to the extreme heat and conditions in Qatar, maintenance airmen remain busy 24-hours a day ensuring that aircraft ground equipment support is working properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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‘AGE Life’ heats up in Qatar

Senior Airman Udoka Addy, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, applies rivets to a generator door during routine aerospace ground equipment repairs May 7, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Aircraft Ground Equipment airmen rotate shifts to ensure day and night operations are supplied with functioning equipment. These airmen endure heat that sometimes reaches above 100 degrees Fahrenheit causing them to sometimes work in black flag conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
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