Crash recovery team vital to combat frontier’s flying mission
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Brittain, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, takes a break from digging while assisting the Crash, Damaged, Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team replace a tire on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that departed the runway while landing at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 4, 2015. The CDDAR team was able to expeditiously recover the aircraft and return the runway to operational status; the pilot was uninjured while the F-16 only sustained minor damage in the mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)