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The second of two F-16s, repaired for the 388th Fighter Wing by the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, was formally returned to the 388th on Oct. 29. The jet was damaged in 2003 while parked on the tarmac of an air base in southwest Asia. The 649th deployed a 10-member team to disassemble and ship both aircraft to Hill AFB for repair in their maintenance facility. The 649th started work on the jet in June 2005 and finished Oct. 2, 2007, at a cost of $969,000. As part of the repair, the aircraft's front section was replaced with parts taken from a Navy F-16. (Pictured from left to right: Lt. Col. Geoffrey Bacon, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, Col. Michele Smith, 388th Maintenance Group commander, Brig. Gen. Art Cameron, 309 MXW commander, Col. Scott Dennis, 388th Fighter Wing commander, Col. Todd Harmer, 388th FW vice commander and Lt. Col. Brick Izzi, 421st Fighter Squadron commander.)


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The second of two F-16s, repaired for the 388th Fighter Wing by the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, was formally returned to the 388th on Oct. 29. The jet was damaged in 2003 while parked on the tarmac of an air base in southwest Asia. The 649th deployed a 10-member team to disassemble and ship both aircraft to Hill AFB for repair in their maintenance facility. The 649th started work on the jet in June 2005 and finished Oct. 2, 2007, at a cost of $969,000. As part of the repair, the aircraft's front section was replaced with parts taken from a Navy F-16. (Pictured from left to right: Lt. Col. Geoffrey Bacon, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, Col. Michele Smith, 388th Maintenance Group commander, Brig. Gen. Art Cameron, 309 MXW commander, Col. Scott Dennis, 388th Fighter Wing commander, Col. Todd Harmer, 388th FW vice commander and Lt. Col. Brick Izzi, 421st Fighter Squadron commander.)

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Airman 1st Class Joe Pearson, a crew chief with the 388th Fighter Wing from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, stands on the flight line in front of his F-16 Fighting Falcon, April 28, 2017, at Albacete Air Base, Spain. The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings are in Spain training with NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Fuchs)
Tech. Sgt. Michael Young of the 419th Maintenance Group inspects the work of 421th Aircraft Maintenance Unit teammates Airman 1st Class Jacob Happ and Staff Sgt. Lance Klain during the 388th and 419th Fighter Wing’s Load Crew of the Year competition at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donovan K. Potter)
421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit competitor Senior Airman Anthony Solis preps a portion of the F-16 pylon during the 388th and 419th Fighter Wing’s Load Crew of the Year competition at Hill AFB Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donovan K. Potter)
Master Sgt. Colin Olson of the 419th Maintenance Group inspects the work of 466th Aircraft Maintenance Unit teammates Tech. Sgt. Aaron Ramirez and Staff Sgt. Justin Crosby during the 388th and 419th Fighter Wing’s Load Crew of the Year competition at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donovan K. Potter)
421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit teammates Staff Sgt. Lance Klain and Airman 1st Class Jacob Happ secure a weapon during the 388th and 419th Fighter Wing’s Load Crew of the Year competition at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donovan K. Potter)
466th Aircraft Maintenance Unit members Tech. Sgt. Aaron Ramirez and Staff Sgt. Justin Crosby work together during the 388th and 419th Fighter Wing’s Load Crew of the Year competition at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 24, as evaluators Master Sgt. Jeffrey Taggart, 388th Maintenance Group and Master Sgt. Colin Olson, 419th Maintenance Group assess the process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donovan K. Potter)
Staff Sgt. Cinnamon Kavlick, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, adjusts the control box setting for a weld certification March 25 in the 388th EMS Nondestructive Inspection laboratory at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 388th EMS NDI lab recently converted its radiography equipment from a film-based to a digital output, which provides for excellent image sharpness, improving the probability of detecting flaws in aircraft engines, wings, and other components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)
Staff Sgts. Joshua Batman and Cinnamon Kavlick, both assigned to the 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, prepare a tube head, lead screens, and digital back to scan a weld certification March 25 in their Nondestructive Inspection laboratory at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 388th EMS NDI lab recently upgraded its radiography equipment with digital capabilities, which will save time and money while creating a healthier work environment and eliminating hazardous wastes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)
Staff Sgt. Cinnamon Kavlick, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, inserts a digital imaging plate to be scanned March 25 in the 388th EMS Non-Destructive Inspection laboratory at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 388th EMS NDI lab recently upgraded its radiography equipment with digital capabilities, improving the process of locating small cracks and identifying minute discontinuities in aircraft engines, wings, and other components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)
Staff Sgt. Cinnamon Kavlick, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, inspects an X-ray image March 25 in the 388th EMS Non-Destructive Inspection laboratory at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The 388th EMS NDI lab recently upgraded its radiography equipment with digital capabilities, improving the process of locating small cracks and identifying minute discontinuities in aircraft engines, wings, and other components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)
Airman John Ellis, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, works to remove a retaining pin from a leading edge flap on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during a phase inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2016. Ellis worked with several other crew chiefs to check for corrosion and complete an 8000-hour rotary actuator time change. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
Tech. Sgt. Greggory Myers, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a 400-hour phase inspection of landing gear on an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2016. The 455th EAMXS ensures aircraft are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)