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7th Air Force

Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Staff Sgt. Justin Nicholas, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team leader, examines a Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a routine training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Maintenance specialists assigned to the 35th AMU are directly responsible for maintenance and upkeep for the 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in an aircraft flow during a routine training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Aircraft flows, also known as flow-through shelters, are designed to provide a protected area for aircraft to receive fuel and maintenance as quickly as possible during operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Rain falls on aerospace ground equipment during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Over 500 pieces of AGE are used by maintenance specialists to perform preventative maintenance on aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Thunderstorm rain falls over aircraft flows during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Aircraft flows, also known as flow-through shelters, are designed to provide a protected area for aircraft to receive fuel and maintenance as quickly as possible during operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Rain lands on an MJ-1 bomb lift truck during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. The MJ-1 is a standard lift truck used to transport, load and unload a wide variety of munitions and other stores, with a capacity of 3,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Senior Airmen Daniel Birdsong and David Ames, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics specialists, perform preventive maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Maintenance specialists assigned to the 35th AMU are directly responsible for maintenance and upkeep for the 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Maintenance specialists from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform preventive maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Maintenance specialists assigned to the 35th AMU are directly responsible for maintenance and upkeep for the 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Staff Sgt. David Lyles, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team member, glances at the rain from inside a truck during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Maintenance specialists assigned to the 35th AMU are directly responsible for maintenance and upkeep for the 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in an aircraft flow during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Aircraft flows, also known as flow-through shelters, are designed to provide a protected area for aircraft to receive fuel and maintenance as quickly as possible during operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in an aircraft flow during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Aircraft flows, also known as flow-through shelters, are designed to provide a protected area for aircraft to receive fuel and maintenance as quickly as possible during operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Aircraft flows shield two F-16 Fighting Falcons from rain during routine training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Aircraft flows, also known as flow-through shelters, are designed to provide a protected area for aircraft to receive fuel and maintenance as quickly as possible during operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)

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Pantons prepare through sundown storms

Published April 25, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Staff Sgt. Justin Nicholas, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team leader, examines a Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a routine training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 25, 2022. Maintenance specialists assigned to the 35th AMU are directly responsible for maintenance and upkeep for the 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)