455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Staff Sgt. Michael Finney, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, marshals an arriving F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 16, 2016. After returning from a mission, aircraft maintainers check each aircraft for leaks, loose parts or any damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Senior Airman Jeremy Andrews, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, marshals a taxiing F-16 Fighting Falcon before takeoff Nov. 16, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th EAMXS enable multiple combat sorties daily out of Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Senior Airman Zachary Manzella, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron line delivery crew chief, delivers munitions to an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th EAMXS enable multiple combat sorties daily out of Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Senior Airman Daniel Lasal, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, performs a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Aircraft maintainers perform six-hours or more of post-flight inspections after each sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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Senior Airman Daniel Lasal, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, replaces an intake cover on an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Lasal is an aircraft maintainer responsible for ensuring his assigned jet flies properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Senior Airman Daniel Lasal, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, washes the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Dedicated crew chiefs are aircraft maintainers assigned to lead the maintenance of a specific jet. Stateside, dedicated crew chiefs have their name opposite the pilot’s on the aircraft canopy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Senior Airman Daniel Lasal, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, washes the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Dedicated crew chiefs are aircraft maintainers assigned to lead the maintenance of a specific jet. Stateside, dedicated crew chiefs have their name opposite the pilot’s on the aircraft canopy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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Staff Sgt. James Freeman, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, loads munitions onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 15, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The F-16 employs the use of precision munitions to limit collateral damage on the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis before takeoff Nov. 16, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th EAMXS enable multiple combat sorties daily out of Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

Published Nov. 20, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Michael Finney, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, marshals an arriving F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 16, 2016. After returning from a mission, aircraft maintainers check each aircraft for leaks, loose parts or any damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)