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USAF practice parachuting maintenance crew chief into remote location to fix aircraft

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A 304th Rescue Squadron pararescueman carried out a tandem jump with a 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief on Feb. 20 to test the 920th Maintenance Group’s response capability to an aircrew stranded on a remote tropical island.

A 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief parachutes, in tandem with a 304th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, after jumping from an HC-130J Combat King II at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Feb. 20, 2020 during a combat capability training scenario. The scenario tested the 920th Maintenance Group’s response capability to an aircrew stranded on a remote tropical island after an essential sensor malfunctioned during a combat mission, forcing their aircraft to make an emergency landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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(From left to right) A Red Tail T-1A Jayhawk, P-51C Mustang and F-16C sits on the Columbus Air Force Base flight line for static display Feb. 10, 2021. The Red Tail heritage painted aircraft were visiting Columbus AFB from Randolph AFB, Texas, and the Alabama Air National Guard as a part of the Tuskegee Airmen Museum in celebration of Black History Month.

Photo by Sharon A Ybarra