Maintainers perform Eagle inspections, routine recovery
Senior Airman James Griggs, of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, holds a flashlight while Senior Airman Carl Sutherland, also of the 96th AMXS, examines a pump in the under carriage of an F-15 Eagle at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. on Dec. 19. The crew chiefs verified the proper installation of a new pump shaft seal after a hydraulic leak was identified. All the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron are maintained by the 96th AMXS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)