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“Hot Pit” training across region; PSAB hosts event with 379th AEW maintainers

Senior Airman Christopher Adkins, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron B-1 crew chief, talks to a pilot, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, during “hot pit” training, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 3, 2021. Hot pit refueling is where maintainers refuel an aircraft while the engine is still running, allowing the aircraft to safely and quickly return to flying. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Samuel Earick)
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“Leave the Game Better Than You Found It” – How One Airman Transformed Vehicle Inspections

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Velasquez, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron physical security noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo on the catwalk he led the effort to establish in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 1, 2025. Velasquez earned a forklift certification while deployed and used those skills to construct a temporary vehicle search area, ensuring operations continued seamlessly during renovations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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“Leave the Game Better Than You Found It” – How One Airman Transformed Vehicle Inspections

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jazmine Rivas, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron visitor control center member, uses a mirror to inspect the underside of a commercial vehicle in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 31, 2025. VCC members use the mirror to check for newly installed parts under trucks, which could indicate tampering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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“Leave the Game Better Than You Found It” – How One Airman Transformed Vehicle Inspections

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Williams, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron visitor control center leader, demonstrates the steps drivers must follow when entering the vehicle search area in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 1, 2025. The signs were recently installed to help guide drivers and improve inspection efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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“Leave the Game Better Than You Found It” – How One Airman Transformed Vehicle Inspections

Airmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron inspect commercial vehicles in the newly revamped vehicle search area in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 1, 2025. The new search area has improved efficiency, allowing Airmen to inspect vehicles thoroughly in just seven minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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“Leave the Game Better Than You Found It” – How One Airman Transformed Vehicle Inspections

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Carter McKinney, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron visitor control center member, swabs a steering wheel for bomb-making material residue during a vehicle inspection in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 31, 2025. The sample is then tested to detect trace or bulk amounts of drugs and explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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“Leave the Game Better Than You Found It” – How One Airman Transformed Vehicle Inspections

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jazmine Rivas, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron visitor control center member, inspects a commercial vehicle from a newly installed catwalk in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 31, 2025. The catwalk improves efficiency and safety during vehicle inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

Airman 1st Class Jacob Cooper, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) crew chief, performs the squadron hand signal while marshaling an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 22, 2020. The newly reorganized 55th FGS broke their own maintenance non-delivery (MND) record of 1757 sorties. MND’s are classified as a sortie that was cancelled due to maintenance not being able to deliver an aircraft to a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Guldin, 55th Fighter Squadron pilot, performs the squadron hand signal at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 22, 2020. The newly reorganized 55th Fighter Generation Squadron broke their own maintenance non-delivery (MND) record of 1757 sorties. MND’s are classified as a sortie that was cancelled due to maintenance not being able to deliver an aircraft to a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

Airman 1st Class Donald Brudnowski, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 22, 2020. During the launch process, teams of maintainers from five different career fields stand by ready to respond to any issue the jets have prior to takeoff. After the jets fly their mission and return to base, they are regenerated for the next scheduled sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

A U.S. Airman performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, July 22, 2020. The 55th Fighter Generation Squadron is one of three F-16 Viper squadrons stationed at Shaw AFB. The shooters execute an average of 90 sorties per week to support the training requirements of the 55th Fighter Squadron pilots so they can execute the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

Airman 1st Class Donald Brudnowski, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 22, 2020. The newly reorganized 55th FGS broke their own maintenance non-delivery (MND) record of 1757 sorties. MND’s are classified as a sortie that was cancelled due to maintenance not being able to deliver an aircraft to a pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

Airman Joanna Coleman, 55th Fighter Generation Squadron (FGS) crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, July 22, 2020. The 55th FGS is one of three F-16 Viper squadrons stationed at Shaw AFB. The shoots execute an average of 90 sorties per week to support the training requirements of the 55th Fighter Squadron pilots so they can execute the mission downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 55th Fighter Generation Squadron watch as a jet takes off at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 22, 2020. During the launch process, teams of maintainers from five different career fields stand by ready to respond to any issue the jets have prior to takeoff. After the jets fly their mission and return to base, they are regenerated for the next scheduled sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Shooter Standard” aims high

U.S. Airman performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 22, 2020. During the launch process, teams of maintainers from five different career fields stand by ready to respond to any issue the jets have prior to takeoff. After the jets fly their mission and return to base, they are regenerated for the next scheduled sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Destani K. Matheny)
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“Steeple Morden Strafers”

Personal belongings of 1st Lt. Robert Delhamer, 357th Fighter Squadron P-51 Mustang pilot, are displayed on a table. Pictured are aviator goggles, U.S. Army Air Forces Officers' Club notebook, a "TS" ticket that were marked every time a member pays a visit with the chaplain, a Russian blood chit, in the event pilots landed in the Soviet Union, and plates from a German Me-109 aircraft (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate).
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“That Others May Live”: Partner Nation integrates with U.S. Rescue forces for joint training

A Royal Jordanian Navy Frogman jumps from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into the Gulf of Aqaba during exercise Agile Rescue March 28, 2022 in Aqaba, Jordan. The search and rescue exercise developed and refined rescue agile employment processes, testing the ability of multinational rescue forces to work in unison with USAF Rescue forces to beddown, sustain, and execute maritime search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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“That Others May Live”: Partner Nation integrates with U.S. Rescue forces for joint training

A Royal Jordanian Navy Frogman and a U.S. Air Force Pararescueman are hoisted from the Gulf of Aqaba by an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Agile Rescue March 28, 2022 in Aqaba, Jordan. The search and rescue exercise developed and refined rescue agile employment processes, testing the ability of multinational rescue forces to work in unison with USAF Rescue forces to beddown, sustain, and execute maritime search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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“That Others May Live”: Partner Nation integrates with U.S. Rescue forces for joint training

Royal Jordanian Navy Frogmen and U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen perform a rope-ladder exfiltration into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Agile Rescue March 28, 2022 in Aqaba, Jordan. The search and rescue exercise developed and refined rescue agile employment processes, testing the ability of multinational rescue forces to work in unison with USAF Rescue forces to beddown, sustain, and execute maritime search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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“That Others May Live”: Partner Nation integrates with U.S. Rescue forces for joint training

Royal Jordanian Navy Frogmen, a linguist, and U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen discuss proper procedures prior to beginning exercise Agile Rescue March 28, 2022 in Aqaba, Jordan. The search and rescue exercise developed and refined rescue agile employment processes, testing the ability of multinational rescue forces to work in unison with USAF Rescue forces to beddown, sustain, and execute maritime search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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