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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Mackle, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, inspects the underbelly of an F-22 Raptor in Hangar 2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., March 20, 2017. Prior to a sortie, dedicated crew chiefs like Mackle inspect and maintain the aircraft to ensure the F-22’s operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Solomon Cook/Released)

March 20, 2017

Maintaining miracles

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tyndall Air Force Base website — The experts and specialists of the 325th Maintenance Group ensure Tyndall and the F-22 can perform its mission of projecting unrivaled combat airpower by combining stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and integrated avionics.

Senior Airmen Leonard Montoya, left, and Ian Lauzon, both 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operators, prepare to move a Humvee onto the back of a tow truck at a missile alert facility which will later be transferred to Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., for maintenance Feb. 7, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Heavner)

Feb. 8, 2017

Vehicle operators keep the mission rolling at Malmstrom

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Malmstrom Air Force Base website — When it comes to the fleet of more than 800 vehicles that travel both on base and in the nearly 13,800 square mile missile field located in central Montana, the 341st Logistical Readiness Squadron vehicle operators are on hand to ensure that transportation needs are met for units to carry out mission objectives.

Master Sgt. Tony Frye, 403rd Fabrication Flight metals technology craftsman, adjusts a mocrometer Feb. 1 at Keesler Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Heiney)

Feb. 8, 2017

403rd Fabrication Flight: you bend it, we mend it

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 403rd Wing website — Taking an ordinary piece of metal and crafting it into a functioning aircraft part might seem like magic, but the Airmen at the 403rd Wing Fabrication Flight do it every day.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 performed maintenance on E/A-18G Growlers at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support exercise Cope North, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 – March 8, 2017. The maintenance performed by the Sailors allows the pilots to continue operating their aircraft and participating in the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)

Feb. 8, 2017

Sailors keep aircraft in shipshape condition

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni website — U.S. Navy sailors with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 performed maintenance on E/A-18G Growlers at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support exercise Cope North, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 – March 8, 2017.

Tech Sgt. Trevor Gray and Master Sgt. Jared Richmond, 434th Maintenance Group repair and reclamation technicians, reinstall a stabilizer trim actuator on Jan. 8, 2017 at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. The actuator is located in a small compartment in the tail of the aircraft often referred to as the “hellhole.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dakota Bergl)

Feb. 6, 2017

TCTO sends Airmen into KC-135R “hellhole”

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Grissom Air Reserve Base website — No maintainer enjoys being required to climb into the small compartment, often called the “hellhole,” in the tail of a KC-135R Stratotanker, even if it just for a short time.

Senior Airmen Matthew Chapman and Adam Parizo, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Power Productions specialists, repair a strip of runway Feb. 1, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Three different career fields worked together for the complex repair job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)

Feb. 2, 2017

Civil engineers team up to repair runway

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Three career fields from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron worked together to repair a strip of runway Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform repairs on an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 25, 2016. The repairs are part of an all-encompassing process, the Repair Network Enhancement Program, which is used by the 20th MXG to ensure that aircraft parts meet all specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

Jan. 27, 2017

New repair process offers success

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Combat Command website — The F-16CM Fighting Falcons assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, will reach a point where they will need their parts transplanted or repaired to keep them airborne, and it is the job of the Airmen assigned to the 20th Maintenance Group to troubleshoot and take appropriate maintenance actions.

Staff Sgt. Zachary Rodewig, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-5 crew chief, checks the tire pressure on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2016. Rodewig and other 721st AMXS Airmen also refilled the oil and refueled the plane. The 721st AMXS inspects, repairs, and services all C-17 and C-5 Galaxy aircraft that come through Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

Jan. 27, 2017

Walk a mile in the boots of a maintainer

RASMTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ramstein Air Force Base website — On average, 521st Air Mobility Wing’s 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspects, services, and repairs 30 aircraft in a single day. In one weekend, they are typically responsible for more missions than all the other squadrons in the European and Pacific Commands handle in a month combined.

Senior Airman Devon Guillory and Tech. Sgt. Adam Hayes, 49th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technicians, create a seal on a vacuum repair on a composite structure, Dec. 14, 2016, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Once the composite structure is repaired, it can be sanded, painted and returned to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Kenney)

Jan. 18, 2017

Airmen perform bodywork, ensure capable aircraft

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Sandpaper scrapes along the wing of an MQ-9 Reaper, as debris drifts to the ground and the smell of chemical agents saturate the air. Squeals from an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine fill the temperature-controlled back shop. The Airmen are focused; there’s a job to be done, and it has to be done right.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Sommerfeldt and Senior Airman Dakota Greenwade, both 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance technicians, work together to pinpoint the issue with a snow blower at Eielson Air Force Base, Jan. 6, 2017. Sommerfeldt and Greenwade ran tests on the machine to best diagnose the problem and fix it.

Jan. 10, 2017

Icemen Behind the Scenes

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Eielson Air Force Base website — When the snow starts to blow, residents of Eielson Air Force Base anticipate the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron will ensure the roads are safe to drive on. But what happens when the snow blowers, plows and graders break?