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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rodirick Witherspoon, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, replaces an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. Realistic combat training sustains the readiness required for U.S. air and space operations to prepare for a full range of contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Turrubiartes, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member (left), and Staff Sgt. Logan Cindrich, 36th FGS weapons load crew chief (right), replace an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. Dynamic flying operations during RF-A 26-1 help identify the training, equipment, and capabilities the Joint Force requires to operate in the Arctic and other challenging environments, ensuring homeland defense against a variety of threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Cindrich, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew chief, replaces an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. Realistic combat training sustains the readiness required for U.S. air and space operations to prepare for a full range of contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Cindrich, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew chief, replaces an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. In addition to aircrew, RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Cindrich, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew chief, replaces an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. In addition to aircrew, RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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36th FGS Airmen perform F-16 maintenance during RF-A 26-1

Published April 30, 2026
By Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline
36th Fighter Generation Squadron

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska --

36th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew members replace an aircraft harness on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2026. In addition to aircrew, RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations.

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