AFE crews ensure pilots are ready to fly

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Addison Schumacher, 457th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, grinds away excess material for a face mask at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 15, 2016. AFE technicians manage, performs, and schedule inspections, maintenance, and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment, aircrew chemical defense equipment, associated supplies, and inventories assets. Schumacher comes to Bagram from the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)