Sacrificing one for the good of many

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Ryan Merrill, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, uses a speed handle to open the panel of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a “cannibalization bird” process Dec. 30. The cann-bird process is a maintenance process in which one aircraft is taken apart to supply mission capable parts that will be used by remaining aircraft in the fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

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