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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Lee Zelinka (left) and SSGT Christopher Randel, both assigned to the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), are dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 gear (M0PP-4), as they check for tools while preparing an aircraft for launch during Phase II of the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORI) at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Lee Zelinka (left), is dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 gear (M0PP-4), as he marshals out an F-15C Eagle aircraft during Exercise POLAR FORCE 04-4 at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lawrence Rust (left front), STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nicolas Blace (left back)and AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Seth Gamblin, all with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMXU), 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), load ordnance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS) during a Load Crew of the Quarter Competition

US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew Chiefs assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level four (MOPP-4) gear, prepare for combat operations during the Wings Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Tribbet (left) and SRA Jesse Rios (right), both with the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), work on a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft while dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 2 (MOPP-2) gear during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG 04-03, being conducted at Osan Air Base (AB), Kyonggi-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Travis, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 3rd Maintenance Group (MXG), 3rd Wing (WG), Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), fuels a USAF F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft in the Hot Pit area on the Elmendorf AFB flight line, while participating in a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lawrence Rust (front), STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nicolas Blace (center) and AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Seth Gamblin, all with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMXU), 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), load ordnance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS) during a Load Crew of the Quarter Competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Renate Bullock (left) and USAF SSGT Lamar Anderson, 157th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) pull aircraft parts from their unit's Mobility Readiness Spares Package (MRSP). They are responsible for issuing and maintaining parts and supplies needed to maintain their units aircraft. The 157th AMU is assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The 379th AEW is a forward-deployed unit in Southwest Asia, supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Members of the 157th AMU deployed from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing (FW)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nicolas Blace (right) and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lawrence Rust, both with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMXU), 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), load a Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) ordnance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS) during a Load Crew of the Quarter Competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Lee Zelinka (left) and SSGT Christopher Randel, both assigned to the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), are dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 gear (M0PP-4), as they perform maintenance on a USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft during Exercise POLAR FORCE 04-4 at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

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Subject Operation/Series: POLAR FORCE 04-4

Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base

State: Alaska (AK)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Adrian Cadiz, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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22nd AMXS: prestige level 4

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