A 96th Test Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot prepares his aircraft for a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th TW and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Roderick Ponton, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight check on his F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer pulls the chocks from an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to it taxiing for a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Airman 1st Class Dustin Sequist, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, communicates with the pilot about a tire on his F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Roderick Ponton, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, looks out over the flightline during preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Roderick Ponton, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, talks with the pilot during preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Capt. Jonathan Gilbert, a 40th Flight Test Squadron pilot, prepares his F-16 Fighting Falcon for a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Roderick Ponton, a 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, closes a panel on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a morning sortie at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The 96th AMXS is responsible for the maintenance of all the test aircraft for the 96th Test Wing and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)