PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

Airman 1st Class Cory Bearden, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs a jet fuel starter on a F-15E Strike Eagle during a routine inspection at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. Aircraft are brought in every week for routine inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

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PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron inspection section crew chiefs, inspect a F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina Jan. 7, 2021. An average of 47 aircraft are torn down and rebuilt each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

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PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

Airman 1st Class Cory Bearden, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, looks for a tool at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. Crew chiefs keep count of all 1,132 tools in their toolbox. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

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PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

Senior Airman Travis Skaggs, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, fixes the panel of a F-15E Strike Eagle during a routine inspection at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. Routine inspections ensure the aircraft are ready for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

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PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

Senior Airman Michael McLaurin (left) and Senior Airman Tedi Mace, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, install panels on a F-15E Strike Eagle during a routine inspection at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. Routine inspections ensure the aircraft are ready for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

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PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

Airman 1st Class Noah Smith, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance crew chief, replaces a nut plate for a F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. Nut plates allow panels, among other things, to be fastened to the aircraft by screws. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)

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PHASE Crew Chiefs Perform F-15E Strike Eagle Inspections

Published Jan. 13, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Airman 1st Class Cory Bearden, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs a jet fuel starter on a F-15E Strike Eagle during a routine inspection at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. Aircraft are brought in every week for routine inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman First Class Kimberly Barrera)