Crew chief for a day

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman (left), and Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, pose for a photo during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) crew chief (left), and Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman (right), salute Capt. Jonathan White, a 356th Fighter Squadron F-35 pilot, during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. The 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron offers the ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ program where participants are assigned a crew chief from one of the 354th Fighter Wing’s three AMUs to shadow for a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, stores an F-35A Lightning II intake cover in a locker during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief (left), and Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, perform a pre-flight operation during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman (left), and Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, stand by during a pre-flight operation during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman (left), and Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, stand by during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management journeyman; Maj. Jonathan Bucey, a 356th Fighter Squadron F-35 pilot; and Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, render a squadron salute during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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Crew chief for a day

Published March 18, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong
354th Fighter Wing / Public Affairs

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aleksandr Zenski, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman (left), and Airman 1st Class Ian Sears, a 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, pose for a photo during a ‘Crew Chief for a Day’ immersion on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 15, 2022. During the immersion, the ‘honorary’ crew chiefs accompany maintenance personnel through the inspections, launch, recovery and refueling of assigned aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)