Airman 1st Class Matthew Scherbel, left, an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Operations Group, demonstrates the anti-flash capabilities of some Polarized Lead Lanthan More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Carter, a 35th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, talks with a group of delegates from Wenatchee Valley, Washington, during their base familiarization tour at Misawa More
Master Sgt. Richard Hagar, Avionics member with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., 169th Fighter Wing, performs a re-key on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, about to la More
Airman 1st Class Kody Crider, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, conducts decontamination procedures on 1st Lt. Zachary Franklin, 23rd Bomb Squadron co-pilot, during a base exe More
Senior Airman Jordan Allen, 5th Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, ensures aircrew members have a proper seal prior to the beginning of a decontamination exercise here Feb. 10. Budd More
Tech. Sgt. William Carroll III, 2nd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, cleans a pair of night vision goggles on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 6. NVGs are cleaned and inspected after eve More
Tech. Sgt. Marcus Kelley, 2nd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, removes parts from an older parachute on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 6. Once a parachute harness reaches its expiratio More
1st Lt. Mason Martin, 96th Bomb Squadron, holds an aircrew helmet in front of a B-52H Stratofortress on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 6. Airmen from the 2nd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equi More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Osvaldo Laracuente, 354th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, tacks bayonet straps on a Mask Breathing Unit, March 21, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jerred Brown, 354th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, assembles a Mask Breathing Unit, March 21, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Aircrew flight More
Tech. Sgt. Toby Vice, non-commissioned officer in charge of aircrew flight equipment with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, cleans a M9 pistol on June 21, 2012. Vice More
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 79th Fighter Squadron's aircrew flight equipment work at the 79th Fighter Squadron Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 29, 2012. Aircrew flight equipment personnel are responsible fo More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keshia Dubuclet, 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment NCO in charge, lays out a flight vest, July 30, 2012. Dubuclet is a New Orleans native.
Senior Airman Daniel Godfrey, 437th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, performs a post-flight inspection on a pair of night-vision goggles Aug. 6, 2012, at Joint Base Charleston - More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dan Svymbersky, left, adjusts virtual reality goggles for Airman 1st Class Alex Butler, center, as Master Sgt. Chris Murphy, right, programs a simulator scenario at the 182nd A More
First Lt. Andrew McCoy, 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, performs pre-flight checks on his Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system prior to leaving for a mission from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Burian, 58th Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, repacks a MC5 parachute June 24, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aircrew flight equipment airmen are respons More
Senior Airman Zachary Kizer performs a system check on a KC-135 Stratotanker at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 7, 2013. The cooling sock attachment created by the 379th Expeditionary O More
Senior Airman Brittany Arrasmith, 19th Operation Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, holds a BA-30 parachute at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Nov. 23, 2020. The BA-30 is a “low-profile More
A 25th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot is fitted with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat protection flight gear by a member of the 51st Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight E More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Sloan, Aircrew Flight Equipment technician from the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard shows Tech. Sgt. Eric Mercer how to input way points on a PRC-112 radio, Jan More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Devonte Durham, 97th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment journeyman, inspects a helmet used by aircrew members at the AFE shop Jan. 23, 2014. Airmen from AFE sup More
Staff Sgt. Jake Bonniwell, front, and Tech. Sgt. Adam Wasieleski, back, pull aircrew members of the 133rd Operations Group through the water to simulate a parachute drag during water survival training at Foss S More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ronald Armstrong (right), 20th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., conducts a pressure ch More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shauna Hendrickson, aircrew flight equipment apprentice from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, refers to electronic technical orders before checking the mic More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rebeca Martin, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of the aircrew flight equipment backshop, poses for a photo March 14, 2014, at RAF Mildenhall, England. Martin en More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot's helmet with the Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting (HMIT) system installed sits ready before a flight in the aircrew flight equipment shop of the New Jersey Air Na More
Staff Sgt. Jamie Williams, 36th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, verifies identification numbers on a parachute pack May 20, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Aircrew flight More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nancy Kendrick, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aircrew flight equipment non-commissioned officer-in-charge removes emergency passenger oxygen systems from a C-130J Super Hercules More
Senior Airman Kenneth Mendenhall, 176th Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a flight mask on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2014. Mendenhall is part of a More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Patrick Long, 1st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, checks a parachute’s battery supply at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Oct. 15, 2014. AFE Airmen a More
Airmen participating in the first 4th Fighter Wing Mission Immersion Day open aircrew life support equipment at the 333rd Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. Several Airmen t More
Tech. Sgt. Naomy Bottomley, 144th Operations Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, conducts a routine inspection on a pilot survival kit Jan. 13, 2015. Pilot survival kits are required to be inspected a More
Senior Airman Justin Turner, 437th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, stores aircrew flight equipment in preparation for upcoming missions Feb. 9, 2015, at Joint Base Charleston, S More
The 108th Wing Airmen participate in the Aircrew Flight Euipment training course March 8, 2015, at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., pool. Aircrew members must receive continuation training every 36 m More
Airman 1st Class Osmel Campos-Perez, left, and Staff Sgt. Ruben Lisojo, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialists, repair an F2B-container, April 9, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base More
Staff Sgt. Scott performs an inspection of a quick-don mask at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 15, 2015. The inspection ensured the mask was free of tears, holes, debris. Scott is an aircrew fl More
Airman 1st Class Ronald Flanagan, 374th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, removes simulated potentially contaminated equipment during a Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan More
An officer from the Atlantic County SWAT speaks to fifth-grade students from Dr. Joyanne D. Miller School, Egg Harbor Township, N.J., during the 19th annual DARE day graduation on June 19, 2015. Members from th More
Airmen 1st Class Osmel Campos Perez and Michelle Martos, 22nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, prepare a survival kit, July 22, 2015, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Airme More
Senior Airman Alexander J. Parton, an aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, helps Hayden Miller try on a pilot’s helmet during a base tour Aug. 20, 2015. Base tours provide the More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Felicia Druin, 3rd Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight craftsman, inspects night vision goggles on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 1, 2015. Aircrew flight equi More
Tech. Sgt. Duy T. Nguyen, Aircrew Flight Equipment, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, finishes removing one set of Airman 1st Class Justin Addison’s gloves – part of the aircrew eye and respiratory pro More
Senior Airman Sarah Phillips, 9th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, repairs a parachute Jan. 7, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Beale’s Aircrew Flight Equipment technic More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alyssa Uribe, 144th Operations Group aircrew flight equipment technician, conducts a routine inspection on a harness as part of Red Flag 16-1 held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Fe More
Airman 1st Class Leroy Guiste, 60th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, performs a functional check of a life jacket Feb. 10, 2016, at Travis Air Force Base, California. AFE special More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Will Flores-Saez, 97th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects and prepares a flight helmet and mask for an aircrew member, Feb. 17, 2016, at Altus More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Miklos Preysz, the bravo flight commander with the 14th Fighter Squadron, gets his display unit adjusted at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2016. Adjusting a display unit enhances acuity f More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (ret.) Robert "Earthquake" Titus visits the 144th Fighter Wing flight line at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, April 1, 2016. Titus is the 144th Fighter Wing's 3rd Annual Heritage W More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan McCullough, an 8th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, signs a service date on a strobe light, May More
U.S. Air Force Airmen of the 437th Operations Squadron set up a simulated decontamination line during Crescent Reach 16 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 18, 2016. Crescent Reach is an annual exercise designe More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chelsen Kincade-Jackson, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman, 60th Operations Support Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., briefs U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Koon More
Senior Airman Matthew, a 49th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, measures thread needed to repair a G-Suit for a pilot at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., June 20. AFE specialists ar More
Senior Airman Latron Robinson, an aircrew flight equipment technician from the 5th Operations Support Squadron, cleans a cru-60/p quick disconnect at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 25, 2016. This device attac More
Airman 1st Class Bradley Fong, left, and Senior Airman Latron Robinson, aircrew flight equipment technicians from the 5th Operations Support Squadron, clean and inspect helmets at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Ju More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Clark-Parrick, 52nd Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew flight operations main shop, left, speaks to Col. Joseph McFall, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, right, and More
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard practice maneuvering out from under a downed canopy during water survival training Sept 10, 2016, at Curt Gowdy state park, C More
Senior Airman Nikole Steinhausen, an aircrew flight equipment technician from the 108th Wing, poses for a portrait with flight gear in her office, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 8, 2017. (U.S. Air More
Airmen assigned to 22nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment pose for a photo during an award ceremony, Jan. 13, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The flight was recognized as a team with More
Airman 1st Class Maria Perez, an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, checks the lines of a low-profile parachute at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 25, 2017. The LPP is conf More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Markzon, a 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, tests his MBU 20/P breathing mask at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 8, 2017. Before take-off, a preflight check is performed by aircrew flight eq More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, delivers a briefing to Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen Feb. 17, 2017 More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ebony Jenkins, a 35th Security Forces Squadron member, flies with nine other U.S. Airmen aboard a Koku-Jieitai Kawasaki C-1 headed to Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2017. The grou More
Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Kevin Spano, left, and Staff Sgt. Scott Watson, 339th Flight Test Squadron aircrew flight equipment, conduct quality assurance to a parachute harness April 26, 2017, at Robins Air More
Lt. Col. Nicholas Zetocha, air sovereignty alert commander assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, crashes into the water after being dragged in to simulate an ejection landing May 6, 2017 More
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Duncan, an aircrew flight equipment specialist assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, teaches KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members how to don their life preservers and board a 20-man life r More
After identifying a weak area on an aircraft seat harness, Tech. Sgt. Lawrence Lawfer, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Operations Support Squadron in Louisville, Ky., More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Roden, 19th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment craftsman, performs a quality check on oxygen masks June 9, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. AFE Airmen More
Aircrew flight equipment technicians are responsible for warranting all flight and safety equipment is prepared for Airmen to execute their mission safely and efficiently. Every 30 days, the aircrew helmets are More
Staff Sgt. Brian Spears, 437th Operation Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment NCO in charge of night vision goggle combat survival evader locaters, inspects the integrity of an NVG at Joint Base Charleston More
Airman 1st Class Shaquita Puckett, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, cleans a CRU-60/P connector at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 29, 2017. The CRU-60/P connects the aircra More
Airmen Bryant Zellers and Anton Trenga, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice students ensure that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order at Sheppard Air Force Base, T More
Airman Tanner Edleman, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student learns the basic components of the ACES II survival kit at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 16, 2017. In t More
Airman Aaron Hensley, 361st Training Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice course student, checks a G-suit for any leaks at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, August 30, 2017. The G-suit helps protect aircr More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Mendoza, 20th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment (AFE) journeyman, left, explains to 1st Lt. Michael Smith, 20th Operations Group executive officer, how to w More
Staff Sgt. Jarrett Finch, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment NCO in charge of the parachute section, finishes packing a parachute at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 20, 2017. Before final More
Master Sgt. Ricky Carrillo, noncomissioned officer in charge of the aircrew flight equipment (AFE) section of the 151st Operations Group, assists Maj. Daniel Hale, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot with the 191st Ai More
Senior Airman Hayden Harrison, 48th Flying Training Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, inspects a helmet’s visor Dec. 5, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. At Columbus AFB, AFE Airmen do not More
(From left) Senior Airman Austin Galvan and Airman 1st Class Anthony Howard, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman and apprentice, prepare to pack a back-automatic parachute at Min More
Caleb Sanders, right, watches as Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing open the back of a C-130J Super Hercules at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 28, 2018. Sanders was recently diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic More
New Jersey Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Stephanie Torres stands for a portrait in the 108th Wing's Aircrew Flight Equipment office on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 1, 2018. Torres is in charge More
El Salvadoran Air Force First Sgt. Raul Mauricio Molina Cedillos, aviation technician, speaks with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Roberto Vasquez, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) operations, plans and More
Tech. Sgt. Bradley Duncan, 436th Maintenance Squadron metals technology section chief explains to Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Ford in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, how the metals technology sectio More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Leonas, the 442d Operations Group deputy commander, shows Taylor Elwell, center, mayor of Leeton, and Karl Kramer, right, Whiteman Base Community Council president, a helmet and More
A U.S. Airman from the 100th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop inspects the emergency kit box for the KC-135 Stratotanker making sure all certifications are up to date at RAF Mildenhall, More
Benito Saenz, an aircrew flight equipment technician contractor with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, paints over a stencil at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 26, 2018. AFE members stencil packaging inf More
The grandchild of a 108th Wing Airman sits inside a life raft during Bring Your Child to Work Day at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 26, 2018. Airmen from the 108th Wing had the opportunity to bri More
Senior Airman Zilcia Williams, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, attaches night vision goggles to a helmet at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 14, 2018. The 5th OSS AF More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Aircrew Flight Equipment units from across the Air Force, prepare to go through an Aircrew Contamination Control Area during an exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, More
Tech. Sgt. Kurt Mellott and Staff Sgt. Stephen Falker, aircrew flight equipment technicians with the 193rd Special Operations Support Squadron, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, build a More
Technicians from 28th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop stand together at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 10, 2018. AFE technicians are tasked with performing thorough inspections o More
Airman 1st Class Jordan Turnbaugh, 82nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace physiology technician, swims toward a one-man life raft during the water survival emergency training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Tex More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Lineberry, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) shift lead, 509th Operations Support Squadron, cleans a MBU-20/P oxygen mask at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2 More
Airman 1st Class Yamil Clark, 48th Operation Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, inspects a flight helmet at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 13, 2018. AFE shop technicians perform d More
From right, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasper Roberts, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aircrew flight equipment NCOIC, fits Tommy Norman, North Little Rock Police Department officer and public figure, for a parachut More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Burdi 173rd Fighter Wing aircrew flight equipment, sews velcro straps for a vertical stabilizer pad for the F-15 Eagle at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon Nov. 16, 2 More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Taylor Garcia, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 6th Operations Support Squadron, inspects equipment on a KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. More
Airman Elizabeth Sicard, 104th Operations Support Flight aircrew flight equipment Airman, performs a helmet inspection Nov. 28, 2018, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The inspections and mainte More
Airman 1st Class Necole S. Lane, 5th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, repairs a fabric piece at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Dec. 3, 2018. The sewing machine is used to re More