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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Airman 1st Class Bryant Vides-Perlera, crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, moves a wheeled fire extinguisher after an RQ-4 Global Hawk preflight maintenance check on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. Crew chief responsibilities include assisting with the launch and recovery of an aircraft, diagnosing and solving maintenance issues, and performing pre-, thru- and post flight inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Airman 1st Class Trenton Binkley, crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, places chocks beneath an RQ-4 Global Hawk on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The aircraft, with a wingspan of 130.9 feet and weighing just under 15,000 pounds, performs Grand Forks AFB’s primary mission of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Airman Joseph Ebright, a crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands behind an RQ-4 Global Hawk during a weight check on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The aircraft is weighed before and after it is refueled as part of regular preflight maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Senior Airman Esther Kim, left, Staff Sgt. Austin Taylor, center, and Airman Raymond Harrison, assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as avionics specialists, work together to perform electrical preflight checks on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. Avionics specialists work alongside crew chiefs with the 319 AMXS to refuel a Global Hawk and perform regular maintenance prior to every flight the aircraft makes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Crew chiefs assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform an intake and exhaust inspection on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. Crew chiefs are certified annually on their ability to perform certain tasks, to include towing the aircraft, running the engine and performing intake and exhaust inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Staff Sgt. Austin Taylor, left, and Senior Airman Esther Kim, assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as avionics specialists, prepare to perform preflight checks on an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The computers are used to enter flight codes for the unmanned aircraft, which relies on the uploaded information and remote pilots for a successful flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to perform regular preflight maintenance for an RQ-4 Global Hawk on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Grand Forks AFB maintenance squadron enable success of Global Hawk mission

An RQ-4 Global Hawk awaits preflight maintenance on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2020, The 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron works around the clock to support the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission at the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, ensuring the RQ-4 is in the sky when needed to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Staff Sgt. Alonzo Clark, installation honor guard program manager, steps forward to place an unserviceable U.S. flag into the flames of a ceremonial flag burn Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Ceremonial flag burns such as the one Clark participated in are meant to honorably destroy U.S. flags that have become worn, faded or otherwise unserviceable during the span of their lifetime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

An unserviceable U.S. flag burns during a ceremonial flag burn Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The American Legion Post 6 in Grand Forks worked alongside base honor guardsmen to burn nearly 50 worn, faded and otherwise unserviceable flags with dignity, and remembered the symbolism the flags offered during their lifetime flying over the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Base honor guardsmen and members of American Legion Post 6 offer a final salute during a ceremony for disposal of unserviceable flags Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. After being inspected and deemed unserviceable, the nearly 50 faded and worn flags were honorably burned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Senior Airman Breanna Jannarone, base honor guardsman, clutches an unserviceable U.S. flag to her chest during a ceremonial flag burn Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Nearly 50 tattered, worn or faded flags from the local community were burned during the ceremony, conducted jointly by base honor guard and the local American Legion Post 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Robert Greene, American Legion Post 6 commander, removes his cap to offer respect during a ceremony for disposal of unserviceable flags Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Greene’s American Legion post recruited the help of the base honor guard team to conduct the ceremony and ceremonial burning of nearly 50 faded, worn or otherwise unserviceable flags flown in the local community prior to being retired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Robert Greene, American Legion Post 6 commander, center, conducts a ceremony for disposal of unserviceable flags Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The base honor guard assisted with the ceremony, after which nearly 50 faded, worn or otherwise unserviceable flags were burned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Airman 1st Class Cody Nguyen-Gorter, base honor guardsman, holds a U.S. flag during a ceremony for disposal of unserviceable flags Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Nguyen-Gorter was joined by fellow honor guardsmen and a local American Legion post for the ceremony, which was followed by the burning of nearly 50 faded, worn or otherwise unserviceable flags which served their lives in the Grand Forks community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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Honor guardsmen, local community join for ceremonial flag burning

Base honor guardsmen present flags for review prior to a ceremonial burn Dec. 7, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Nearly 50 flags from the local community and base were burned in the ceremony after being deemed faded, worn or otherwise unserviceable by the local chapter of the American Legion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)
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