Tenth Air Force vice commander visits wing

Senior Master Sgt Raymond Knox, 301st Maintenance Armament Flight Chief, explains the use of the Triple Ejector Rack (TER-9A) platform and its weapon load capability to Col. Damon Feltman, Tenth Air Force vice commander, during a unit visit here May 15, 2017. Platforms, like the TER-9A, turn aircraft into a combat-ready fleet.

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Tenth Air Force vice commander visits wing

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Kim, a 301st Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, explains the robot controls to Col. Damon Feltman, Tenth Air Force vice commander, while he operates the platform May 15, 2017 during a unit visit here. EOD uses the heavy-duty robot to dispose of munitions when they respond to local community requests and IED threats in 35 counties in Texas.

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Tenth AIr Force vice commander visits wing

Staff Sgt. Jordon Jones, a 301st structural maintenance technician, describes the intricacies of bending aircraft tubing on a manual production tube bender to Col. Damon Feltman, Tenth Air Force vice commander, on May 15, 2017, during a unit visit here. Tubing bending skills are critical to maintaining an aging, but combat-ready, F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet.

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Tenth Air Force vice commander visits wing

Senior Master Sgt. Jesus San Miguel, 301st Structural Maintenance Section chief, talks to Col. Damon Feltman, Tenth Air Force vice commander, during a unit visit here May 15, 2017, about the second engine turbine frame brought to the metals technology shop. San Miguel and his team repair cracks, exceeding operational limits, around the frame's perimeter using Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) methods. The cost-saving repair allows the propulsion shop to re-install the improved frame with little time lost on the assembly of a complete jet engine.

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Tenth Air Force vice commander visits wing

Published June 27, 2017
By Maj. Candice Allen
301st Fighter Wing

NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas -- Senior Master Sgt Raymond Knox, 301st Maintenance Armament Flight Chief, explains the use of the Triple Ejector Rack (TER-9A) platform and its weapon load capability to Col. Damon Feltman, Tenth Air Force vice commander, during a unit visit here May 15, 2017. Platforms, like the TER-9A, turn aircraft into a combat-ready fleet.