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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Maj. Jason Hrynyk, left, 480th Fighter Squadron operations desk supervisor, and Airman 1st Class Keith Duncan, 480th FS aviation resource management apprentice, fill out a flight authorization form inside Bldg. 108 here Feb. 21 before adding the pilots’ training hours to their records. Twelve Airmen work at the squadron’s operations desk and are responsible for coordinating with base operations, weather operations and aircraft maintenance to ensure flight operations run smoothly. The operations desk is also responsible for gathering and organizing flight information to help log flight hours and brief pilots before, during and after flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Lt. Col. Robert Petty, left, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Standards and Evaluations Branch chief, Col. Chris Weggeman, center, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, and Capt. Mark Hickie, right, 52nd FW executive officer, read flight information and take notes before a briefing inside Bldg. 108 here Feb. 21. Twelve Airmen work at the squadron’s operations desk and are responsible for coordinating with base operations, weather operations and aircraft maintenance to ensure flight operations run smoothly. The operations desk is also responsible for gathering and organizing flight information to help log flight hours and brief pilots before, during and after flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Keith Duncan, 480th Fighter Squadron aviation resource management apprentice, verifies a checklist of who will and will not fly before a pre-flight briefing inside Bldg. 108 here Feb. 21. Twelve Airmen work at the squadron’s operations desk and are responsible for coordinating with base operations, weather operations and aircraft maintenance to ensure flight operations run smoothly. The operations desk is also responsible for gathering and organizing flight information to help log flight hours and brief pilots before, during and after flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Maj. Roman Pyatkov, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, reads a flight publication before a pre-flight briefing inside Bldg. 108 here Feb. 21. Publications are used by pilots during flight training and missions to give pilots additional resources for various situations. Twelve Airmen work at the squadron’s operations desk and are responsible for coordinating with base operations, weather operations and aircraft maintenance to ensure flight operations run smoothly. The operations desk is also responsible for gathering and organizing flight information to help log flight hours and brief pilots before, during and after flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)