US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Jessica Oviedo (right), John Overby (center), and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Peter Tolar, Crewchiefs, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), work on E main wheel assemblies at the wheel/tire shop. The 48th EMS provides intermediate and organizational level maintenance for three fighter squadrons supporting the 48th FW, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), US European Command and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commitments. Responsibilities include maintenance of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, fabrication, corrosion prevention, aircraft...

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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Jessica Oviedo (right), John Overby (center), and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Peter Tolar, Crewchiefs, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), work on E main wheel assemblies at the wheel/tire shop. The 48th EMS provides intermediate and organizational level maintenance for three fighter squadrons supporting the 48th FW, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), US European Command and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commitments. Responsibilities include maintenance of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, fabrication, corrosion prevention, aircraft...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Jessica Oviedo (right), John Overby (center), and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Peter Tolar, Crewchiefs, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), work on E main wheel assemblies at the wheel/tire shop. The 48th EMS provides intermediate and organizational level maintenance for three fighter squadrons supporting the 48th FW, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), US European Command and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commitments. Responsibilities include maintenance of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, fabrication, corrosion prevention, aircraft inspection and crash recovery, as well as providing contract oversight for the transient maintenance function.

Base: RAF Lakenheath

State: Suffolk

Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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