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Tech Sgt. Kasey Hollinger, 432nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, poses next to self generating nitrogen cart May 19, 2015 at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The self-generating nitrogen cart is used to separate nitrogen from the oxygen in the air and compresses it to be used to inflate age equipment and aircraft tires. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adarius Petty/Released) Piecing the puzzle together, RPAs provide crucial CAP capabilities: Pre-flight maintenance
With a mission fully planned, remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) and ground control stations (GCS) must be in complete working order to ensure the aircrew has an operational RPA to get the mission done successfully and safely. To accomplish this task, Airmen from more than 19 Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs) work together to manage the safety of the aircraft by ensuring its weapons are correctly built and loaded, the GCSs are operational, the data links are active, and the equipment needed to maintain the aircraft are operational to ensure remotely piloted aircraft operations can be conducted worldwide.
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