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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Steve Vanballegooie, an aircraft pneudraulics systems mechanic with the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, laces up the F-1 bladder cell of an F-16 while crammed into a 10x10 square foot work space. Mr. Vanballegooie said it’ll take about two days to complete. At right, Jordan Smith, and at left, Brodie Martin, both sheet metal mechanics with the 573rd AMS, fix fastener holes on the F-16’s “turtle back.” The turtle back houses hydraulics and fuel lines; the work part of Falcon STAR – a structural modifications program that will take the service life of the aircraft to the year 2020. The F-16 customer is the Burlington Air National Guard in Vermont. (Air Force photo by G. A. Volb)

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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Steve Vanballegooie, an aircraft pneudraulics systems mechanic with the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, laces up the F-1 bladder cell of an F-16 while crammed into a 10x10 square foot work space. Mr. Vanballegooie said it’ll take about two days to complete. At right, Jordan Smith, and at left, Brodie Martin, both sheet metal mechanics with the 573rd AMS, fix fastener holes on the F-16’s “turtle back.” The turtle back houses hydraulics and fuel lines; the work part of Falcon STAR – a structural modifications program that will take the service life of the aircraft to the year 2020. The F-16 customer is the Burlington Air National Guard in Vermont. (Air Force photo by G. A. Volb)

PHOTO BY: G. A. Volb
VIRIN: 060724-F-2383G-011.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.16 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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