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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Opala, an aircraft mechanic with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA(AW) 242, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, verifies the wing panel of an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft is properly aligned while Lance Cpl. Rodrigo Lerer, also an aricraft mechanic with VMFA(AW)-242, lowers it during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 in Thunder Dome hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 7, 2016. The adjustments being performed on one of the squadron’s F/A-18D Hornet aircraft are part of inspections, also known as ‘phases.’ There are four phases an aircraft goes through: alpha, bravo, charlie and delta. They are performed after 200 hours of flight time and include more in-depth inspections called non-destructive inspections. During the inspections, the Marines confirm the metal hasn’t deteriorated and there’s no bonding, breaks, tears and breakage. The phases can be very time-consuming and difficult to do but are very important to ensure the pilots fly safely.
| Date Taken: | 06.07.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.19.2016 19:06 |
| Photo ID: | 2650554 |
| VIRIN: | 160607-M-VF398-077 |
| Resolution: | 3718x5577 |
| Size: | 8.2 MB |
| Location: | EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 27 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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